With Djokovic upset in Dubai, Medvedev will reach the top of the world for the first time next Monday, becoming the 27th world number one player in ATP history. At the same time, he also broke the monopoly of the Big Four for the world's first 18 years since 2004. He also became the third player from Russia to come from the Men's Tennis No.1, a special day for the country of Russia.
Many players and celebrities congratulated the Russian star, but the newly promoted world number one Medvedev suffered an internet storm, as follows
"Russia is real rubbish, rogue state!"
"Russian athletes should be banned!"
"Tell Putin to stop, do you really not say a word about what your country's leaders are doing?"
"A very patriotic set of battle robes, but I think you should take them off and throw them aside."
"Russian invasions are really everywhere."
Medvedev has so far not responded to these comments online. After the victory of compatriot Rublev over Hurkach, he wrote on camera the wish: "No War, Please", saying at the press conference: "You know, we are ordinary people. We don't do politics, we do sports, and sports is an activity that brings people together.
On the Internet, just because I'm Russian, I get a lot of provocative comments. I can't respond because once I do, I become the same person as them. Even if everything is not my responsibility, if I want peace, I need to show my attitude, even if I am stoned by others, I want to show that I am not here to provoke. At this moment, you realize that your game doesn't matter at all, what matters is world peace, that everyone is united, that takes care of each other and protects our world, and that's the most important thing. ”
As a Russian, Rublev could not avoid Internet violence, but he still called for peace, a rare mentality. Last week Rublev won a singles double for the first time in his career, one of which came from pairing Ukrainian player Morochanov to win the doubles title.
Ukrainian player Yastomska spent two days with her family in an underground garage, after which she and her sister were sent out of Ukraine by their parents. The famous Ukrainian player Svitolina has long been concerned about this war, saying that she is proud to be Ukrainian and united at this very difficult time, for peace and the future of our country.
In addition, Naomi Osaka, Vesnina, Monfils and many other players have expressed their prayers for peace and no war.
The ITF announced that it was suspending one of the april tournaments in Ukraine due to the situation and cancelling all ITF events in Russia indefinitely. (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)