'Every other player is a lbian', but no gay men top 100: the world acrdg to Ukraian tennis champ

SERGIY STAKHOVSKY MAK STUNNG COMMENTS ABOUT GAY PLAYERS AND THE WTA TOUR

Ukraian player Sergiy Stakhovsky has e unr fire om tennis thori for anti-gay ments he reportedly ma an heads of the men's and women's profsnal tennis tours have cricised the 29-year-old, who is said to have told an terviewer he would not enurage his dghter to take up tennis bee the women's tour ntas a high proportn of lbian players.

"Stakhovsky, ranked 49th the world, is bt known for havg hand Roger Ferer a shock feat at Wimbledon two years is also quoted the terview as sayg the "backbone" of the top 100 the men's Associatn of Tennis Profsnal (ATP) tour featur no gay players. Future of Football: Will we see the Premier League's first out gay footballer the next 10 to 20 years?

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""What you said was homophobic - perhaps we n speak sometime the future.