"Just tragic": Martina Navratilova, Alexander Bublik, Daria Kasatkina & others come together to mourn victims of Moscow concert hall terrorist attack

Martina Navratilova, Alexander Bublik, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia Potapova, Natalia Zabiiako, and Anna Kalinskaya took to social media to mourn the victims of the recent Moscow terrorist attack.

A terrorist attack took place at the at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday March 22. According to news reports, at least 115 people have been killed, while another 100 are injured.

Tennis great Martina Navratilova expressed her commiseration to the bereaved on her X (formerly Twitter) account, resharing a post reporting on the incident.

"This is just tragic- so sorry about this!!!" Navratilova wrote.

The tragedy brought many from the tennis community together as they expressed their sympathies for the victims. Many top players are currently in Florida for the 2024 Miami Open, and took to social media to pay their respects to those fallen.

Alexander Bublik took to Instagram to express his condolences to the families of the victims.

"Condolences to the families of the bereaved. Take care of yourself," wrote Bublik. (translated)

Source- Alexander Bublik's Instagram handle

Veronika Kudermetova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Anastasia Potapova posted emojis of candles and broken hearts to express their condolence.

Source- screengrab from players' Instagram

Daria Kasatkina, her girlfriend and professional figure skater Natalia Zabiiako, and Anna Kalinskaya also paid their tributes with a broken heart emoji on Instagram.

Source- screengrab from players' Instagram

"I want the changes to come" - Alexander Bublik vouches for change in tennis

Alexander Bublik at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships

Alexander Bublik recently voiced his support for a change in tennis to Tennis Majors.

The 26-year-old stated that the prize money had been the same for 15 years and felt that the two percent increase that tournaments will offer was not enough.

"I’m for changes, and I want I want the changes to come because we are playing the same tournaments, the same prize money for the past 15 years," Bublik told Tennis Majors. "They are increasing the prize money for two percent and they think we need to get that and be happy. So I think the changes are crucial. We need them, and players need them."

The World No. 18 reiterated that the players deserved more, as tennis was a tough sport demanding 11 months on tour.

"Players deserve the changes, and players deserve to be treated well, paid well and play less, and enjoy the atmosphere more because otherwise it’s really demanding to play for 11 months in a row," Bublik continued.

Bublik also highlighted the lack of off-season, mentioning that players deserved a better life.

"Then at the end of the year, you’ve got one month off and then go on again. So I think the players deserve a better life," he added.