Daniil Medvedev calls for peace after Ukraine invasion and being named world no.1 on 'Roller-coaster day'

Daniil Medvedev reflected on a ‘roller-coaster day’ of mixed emotions after being named as the world’s number one tennis player on the same day that Russia invaded Ukraine. It was already confirmed that the 26-year-old would move to the top of the rankings ahead of his ATP 500 tournament match against Yoshihito Nishioka in Acapulco, Mexico, after Novak Djokovic suffered a quarter-final defeat to Jiří Veselý in Dubai. Ad/> He said, in quotes published by Reuters: «By being a tennis player I want to promote peace all over the world.» ATP AcapulcoCorretja: Zverev crossed the line, umpire abuse rules must be stricterYESTERDAY AT 20:03 «We play in so many different countries.

I've been in so many different countries as a junior and as a pro. It's just not easy to hear all this news. I'm all for peace.» Medvedev was full of praise for compatriot Andrey Rublev, who partnered with Ukraine’s Denys Molchanov to claim a doubles title in Marseille on Thursday.

«This was amazing because I think people need to stay together and that's the most important,» Medvedev added, concerning the partnership between Rublev and Molchanov. «In this moment, you understand that tennis sometimes is not that important. „It was definitely not easy to play and I am happy that I managed to win the match.