Wimbledon 2025 starts on 30 June, showcasing several out gay tennis players contributing to LGBTQ+ representation in the sport. Women's tennis has long been more accepting than men’s, exemplified by icons like Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova. While the men’s game had limited visibility until Brazilian João Lucas Reis da Silva's coming out in December 2024, the women's scene includes prominent players like Daria Kasatkina, who publicly came out in 2022 and has subsequently influenced her professional trajectory by switching national allegiance to Australia.
I heard homophobic comments all the time in the locker room - to my face, behind my back. That was just a part of the culture.
For me, being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it.
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