Ukraine as a volunteer to fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is serving a drone operator. In April 2022 following Wimbledon's ban on Belarusian and Russian tennis players, he praised the decision while stating "It doesn’t matter if they’re a world tennis player or just a regular person in Russia," adding "If people are able to keep on living their regular lives, it’s going to be tough to change the plans of Putin. Everyone has to feel [the sacrifice] because everyone in Ukraine is feeling it. Our people, our children, are dying and you cannot just close your eyes and be silent and pretend nothing is happening. Everyone has to try and play their role to help and the ATP should have a stronger stance like many others sports. The magnitude of what is happening here is not [reflected] by their actions. Their actions are weaker" Davis Cup In his early career, Alex has played two games for his country: in 2006 he lost to Andy Murray in Odesa, in a match against Great Britain. In 2007, he lost to Alexandros Jakupovic from Greece. Later, he was struggling with the Ukrainian tennis federation to get significant bonuses to play in the Davis Cup. On 13 March 2011 Dolgopolov stated he wants to represent Ukraine as a player, but only after the leadership of the Ukrainian Tennis Federation changes. Dolgopolov has hinted in late January 2011 that he might change his citizenship. According to him "Tennis is not a political sport as such as football. In tennis you choose what is best for you, where there are more prospects". At the time, Dolgopolov stated this would mean "of course" he would switch to another Davis Cup team. The President of the Ukrainian Tennis Federation Vadym Shulman stated in late February 2011 that he thought Dolgopolov was bluffing and blackmailing his federation. Playing style Dolgopolov has an unorthodox but all-court playing style; he can counter-punch when needed, but can also be very offensive. Win or loss, he generally finishes his matches with a high number of winners, but also many unforced errors. His serve has a very quick cadence to it, the motion having little to no pauses within it. This allows him to generate fast first serves and great second serves, which catches most of his opponents off guard. In terms of timing, his service motion is similar to