Murray, Clarke and more kneel at Battle of the Brits

From the United States to the United Kingdom and beyond, people are taking a stand against injustice and racial discrimination. On Tuesday in Roehampton, Andy Murray returned to competitive tennis, but before taking the court against Liam Broady, the players made a moving gesture together.

The three-time major champion kneeled alongside Broady and the chair umpire before the start of the match in solidarity for the Black Lives Movement.

"In some ways it’s seen as being radical," Murraysaid in an interview with BBC. "I feel like it’s the complete opposite, I think it’s a very fair thing that everyone gets treated exactly the same regardless of their skin color, sex or whatever. It’s basic."

In his first match since November, Murray would go on to win handily, 6-2, 6-2.

Prior to all of the Battle of the Brit matches taking place at the National Tennis Centre, players took a knee together.

“The thing that I never understand with this stuff, and you’ve seen it a bit more with the Black Lives Matter movement, is that people think it just needs time," Murray said. "But why does it need time? A lot of this stuff you could change immediately."

Dan Evans joined event organizer Jamie Murray, Kyle Edmund, Neal Skupski and other competitors in the meaningful gesture. Evans didn't seem to be rusty at all and found his rhythm quickly against Jay Clarke, winning 6-3 6-1.

Clarke has been vocal on social media about the harsh realities that black people have to deal with. The 21-year-old has been finding his place on the ATP Tour. He reached the semifinals at an ATP Challenger event in Burnie earlier this year before the tours were shutdown.

Kneeling ahead of competitive play was first started by NFL star Colin Kaepernick four years ago. It was seen as radical and controversial, but as the world continues to learn, grow and change, kneeling may be seen more often, and in a much better light.