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Not much hope for Wimbledon Andrey Rublev is not holding out hope for a reversal of Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes, the world No.8 told reporters in Madrid on Thursday. Ad/> Rublev feels it’s unlikely Wimbledon will change their minds and reiterated his position on the matter, stating that Russian and Belarusian players gave the All England Club the option to donate their prize money to those affected by the war – a suggestion that was snubbed in favour of the ban.

ATP Madrid‘He is better than me’ – Nadal lavishes praise on Alcaraz ahead of Madrid Open clash4 HOURS AGO “I don’t give myself hope. First of all I think if they announce already one decision, I don’t think that they will step back,” Rublev said after punching his ticket to the Madrid quarter-finals.

“If they will step back it will be really, really nice, and it would be a really nice move from them. Because I made already a statement why it makes no sense and I think if we are playing, we can be much more useful to help than if we’re going to do be banned.

“I think there are still calls between ATP and Wimbledon and some stuff like that, so we’ll see how the story ends. But how I understand that most likely… yeah I’m not giving too much hope.” 'He is better than me' — Nadal lavishes praise on Alcaraz ahead of Madrid Open clash Jabeur to face Pegula after becoming first African player to reach WTA 1000 final in Madrid When emotions take over Rublev is one of the most popular figures among fans online and it’s mostly because of how relatable he can be.

The 24-year-old is extremely open when it comes to his struggles to control his emotions on court and he described it best on Thursday following his tight win over Daniel Evans. “It