Medvedev’s top ranking under a cloud as Ukraine demands Russia ban

New world No.1’s jubilation tempered by his country’s invasion of Ukraine

28 February 2022 - 19:07 By MARTYN HERMAN, OSSIAN SHINE and Rory Carroll

Muscovite Daniil Medvedev reached the pinnacle of men’s tennis when he became the ATP’s world No.1 on Monday but what should have been a day of pride for Russian sport has been engulfed by the country’s invasion of Ukraine...

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