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Dubai Tennis Championship: Russian Andrey Rublev calls for peace after reaching final

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev has reiterated his call for peace in the war in Ukraine after reaching the Dubai Tennis Championship final.

The defending champion, 25, beat Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (11-9) and will face compatriot Daniil Medvedev - who beat Novak Djokovic - on Saturday.

En route to last year's title, Rublev wrote "no war please" on a camera lens days after Russia invaded Ukraine.

"You cannot act like nothing is happening," he said on Friday.

"It's horrible. It's crazy that so many just normal citizens are suffering, dying. The only thing I hope is that soon there will be peace in every country.