'No war please': Rublev into Dubai final with peace plea
-
Stars descend as Cannes Film Festival opens without Hollywood backing
-
No.1 Scheffler to start PGA with Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick
-
Trump heads to China for superpower summit
-
Referees' chief says disallowing Hammers goal against Arsenal 'categorically' right
-
Brazil's Lula launches plan to fight organized crime ahead of elections
year
-
Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29: team
-
No.5 Morikawa still battles back issues as PGA start looms
-
Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation
-
Trump announces departure of food and drug regulation chief
-
Russia demands closure of high representative post in Bosnia
-
Rabada stars as Gujarat hammer Hyderabad to move top of IPL
-
Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda
-
Former Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze banned over urine-swap scheme
-
Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off virus suspicions
-
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
-
Wild peacocks bring delight, despair to Italian village
-
Murray to coach British star Draper in run-up to Wimbledon
-
Dick Advocaat returns as Curacao coach for World Cup
-
Real Madrid president Perez calls club elections, will stand again
-
Prosecutors granted access to Woods's prescription records in DUI crash case
-
US Senate confirms Trump-nominee Warsh to Federal Reserve board
-
Former Ecuadoran top diplomat enters race for UN chief
-
Wine consumption slides in 2025
-
Trump due in China for superpower summit with Xi
-
Narvaez wins Giro stage four as Ciccone takes leader's pink jersey
-
Russia tests long-range missile after US nuclear treaty expires
-
Sinner dismisses Pellegrino to reach Italian Open quarters, Zverev out
-
UK PM Starmer resists calls to quit as Labour divided
-
'Shame on Hollywood': Cannes-winning writer rails at stance on Gaza
-
Singaporean, Indian firms face criminal charges over Maryland bridge crash
-
Arsenal's White out for rest of the season with knee injury
-
Germany wants to put TikTok 'in European hands'
-
Rahm has faith LIV will develop good survival plan
-
Sinner dismisses Pellegrino to reach Italian Open quarter-finals
-
Sam Altman to testify at California tech titan trial
-
McIlroy has 'clear road ahead' to win more majors
-
Rome derby row as authorities reschedule Serie A to avoid tennis clash
-
Georgia enthrones new leader of powerful Orthodox Church
-
French court convicts VW for 'consumer harm' in 'Dieselgate' scandal
-
US consumer inflation hits three-year high fuelled by Iran war
-
Cannes honours Jackson, Middle Earth wizard who 'transformed' cinema
-
Vladimir Weiss returns as Slovakia coach
-
Iran says US must accept peace plan or face 'failure'
-
Spain coach counting on Yamal and Williams fitness for World Cup
-
Guardiola says Man City 'still fighting' for Premier League title
-
Singer FKA twigs to play Josephine Baker in biopic of anti-racist legend
-
Flick extends contract with Barcelona
-
Rana stars as Bangladesh down Pakistan in 1st Test thriller
-
Oil prices jump, stocks retreat on US-Iran deadlock
-
South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom
'No war please': Rublev into Dubai final with peace plea
Andrey Rublev made a plea for peace after notching an eighth consecutive victory on Friday to move into his second final in as many weeks with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) win against Hubert Hurkacz in Dubai.
The Russian No.2 seed signed the camera lens on court with the message, "No war please", clearly stating his feelings about his nation's invasion of Ukraine.
The 24-year-old had told reporters in Dubai on Thursday that he believed in peace and unity and he reiterated the sentiment after his win over Hurkacz.
Rublev won the title in Marseille last Sunday and has battled through some tight situations this week in the Emirates, rallying back from a set down in each of his last three matches.
The world No.7 was 0-2 against his Polish opponent coming into the contest, and was admittedly exhausted after making the semi-finals in Rotterdam, winning Marseille, and reaching the semi-finals in Dubai in three consecutive weeks.
Now through to the championship match, Rublev will be seeking a 10th career title and fifth at the ATP 500 level on Saturday.
He will face either Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely, who shocked Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals, or Canadian sixth seed Denis Shapovalov in the final.
J.Gomez--AT