In Asheville, N.C., this should feel like a tie among friends and allies, rather than enemies. The prevailing nation advances to November's 2022 Finals.

While Katarina Zavatska and Olga Savchuk would love to win this weekend and provide some inspiration to the Ukrainian people, both agreed that they'd trade a victory for peace.

A lasting image from this dystopian epoch will likely be one of 15-year-old Ivanna Yastremska, who arrived for her match with sister Dayana in Lyon draped in Ukraine's flag.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic is joining the doubles action this week and is off to a winning start with Filip Krajinovic in Paris.