Ukrainian tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has blasted 'lying hypocrite' Andrey Rublev after the Russian described Wimbledon's ban on players from his country as 'complete discrimination.'
Rublev was very disappointed by the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from Wimbledon. He explained at the Serbian Open that, according to him, the move was discriminating.
He also released a statement in which he further elaborated on his stance after he and several other players had a call with Wimbledon about a possible solution.
However, former ATP player Alexandr Dolgopolov, a native Ukrainian who is in Kyiv at the moment, criticized the statements on social media.
"This statement of Rublev is a perfect example, why LTA decision is the right decision. Exactly what his president and their propaganda does every day, LIE! I don't know anything, I'm not reading the news, I'm not following, I have no education."
"Rublev played doubles with a Ukrainian player 10 days before the start of the big war, has straight contact to any Ukrainian player on tournaments and yes, he surely knows what is happening, considering he wrote 'no war' on camera in the first days of this war."
According to Dolgopolov, Rublev avoided talking about the reality of the War in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian called him out, saying it's easy to find, even though the Russian was one of the first players to come out with the "No War" message.
"Andrei, you want to know what's happening? Try Googling one word - Bucha. Or I'm sure you have my contact, feel free to ask, I will show you."
"Claiming he knows nothing and [is] basically blind and uneducated, he goes on to explain why this won't help, about discrimination and democracy. Wait a second, we thought you're uneducated and don't know a thing about politics and smart words like that."
"If you know nothing and don't follow [the news], why on earth are you willing to donate your prize money? And which families and kids [do] you want to help? Families of Russian soldiers, I'm sure they are suffering too. Be more precise and try speaking the truth."