Just two days after AustralianOpen organisers banned patrons from bringing Russian & Belarusian flags into Melbourne Park, a Ukraine flag dangled over the advertising board next to AndreyRublev’s chair during his match against Finland’s EmilRuusuvuori.
Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev made a complaint to the chair umpire during his match on Thursday after he was abused by fans bearing an Ukraine flag., a Ukraine flag dangled over the advertising board next to Rublev’s chair during his match against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori on Kia Arena.Rublev approached the chair umpire about the spectators who brought the flag into the venue, but insisted he had no issue with it.
“I said to the referee: ‘It’s not about the flag, but please can you tell them at least to not say bad words when I’m on the changeover’.”Rublev has been a voice for peace among Russian athletes. A month after Russia invaded Ukraine, he etched a sign onto the lens of a camera following a match at Indian Wells which read: “No war please”.
Then again in November during the ATP finals in Turin, Rublev wrote another message following a win against countryman Daniil Medvedev. “Peace, Peace, Peace, All We Need,” Rublev wrote in what was believed to be another reference to his home country’s invasion of Ukraine.The No.5 seed in the tournament was handed an audible obscenity penalty after surrendering a break point in the third set.“Are you from Russia? Do you speak Russian?” Rublev asked after denying he’d sworn.The umpire held his ground and declared he understood the meaning of Rublev’s outburst.
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