Novak Djokovic rootg for openly gay tennis player to e out - Outsports

Contents:

• NOVAK DJOKOVIC ROOTG FOR AN OPENLY GAY TENNIS PLAYER TO E OUT
• OPENLY GAY PLAYER LENDALE JOHNSON HAILS ROGER FERER, NOVAK DJOKOVIC & ANDY MURRAY FOR THEIR SUPPORT
• "IF THERE'S A GAY PLAYER THE LOCKER ROOM, NOTHG HAPPENS" - DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN, THE LATT STAR TO SUPPORT THE LGBTQ MOVEMENT
• TOP NAM COME IN SUPPORT OF OPENLY GAY PLAYERS ON THE MEN’S TOUR
• NOVAK DJOKOVIC: GAY PLAYER COMG OUT WOULD BE ‘REALLY COURAGEO MOVE’ – WATCH
• NOVAK DJOKOVIC TALKS ABOUT LACK OF OUT GAY MALE TENNIS PLAYERS

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ROOTG FOR AN OPENLY GAY TENNIS PLAYER TO E OUT

1 ranked men’s tennis player the world, said that everybody has a right to exprs their sexual orientatn as he lent his support behd a male tennis player one day g out as gay. In 2017 Ana Brnabic beme Serbia’s first gay prime mister.

However, she has been cricized for failg to rce the number of attacks on gay people and for not pursug LGBT issu. Historilly, there have been few openly gay players men’s tennis. Meanwhile, 1920s tennis superstar Bill Tiln was also gay, but never publicly clared due to the perceptn of homosexualy durg that time.

OPENLY GAY PLAYER LENDALE JOHNSON HAILS ROGER FERER, NOVAK DJOKOVIC & ANDY MURRAY FOR THEIR SUPPORT

So as no surprise that openly gay tennis player Lendale Johnson has acknowledged the support of Roger Ferer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray helpg LGBTQ athlet overe the difficulti they face their reers. I don't know if there are any (gay players). "More and more players have e out and I thk there has to be some players that are probably gay.

In his lumn, Johnson also spoke about what meant to be an openly gay tennis player growg up Ameri. Two of the most famo ins the history of women's tennis - Billie Jean Kg and Marta Navratilova - both me out as openly gay players a few s ago.

Butone aspect of diversy that is yet to be seen the tennis world is an active player on the ATP tour g out as gay. After Billie Jean Kg and Marta Navratilova, several top female players have intified themselv as gay over the years.

"IF THERE'S A GAY PLAYER THE LOCKER ROOM, NOTHG HAPPENS" - DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN, THE LATT STAR TO SUPPORT THE LGBTQ MOVEMENT

But the lack of active male tennis players who intify themselv as gay seems to suggt otherwise.

Schwartzman went on to extend the nversatn to sexual orientatn, and asserted that a fellow petor g out as gay would be a plete non-issue for him. "There are also sports which they beg to wonr if there are gay players or not, and the tth is that is not unrstood, " the Argente said.

"And if there is a gay player the locker room, what happens? 20-time Grand Slam wner Roger Ferer, wily regard as one of the greatt players of all time, had claimed back 2013 that a player g out as gay wouldn't be a big al for him personally. "I knew they weren't really gog to unrstand" - Brian Vahaly on his journey as a gay player on the ATP tour.

TOP NAM COME IN SUPPORT OF OPENLY GAY PLAYERS ON THE MEN’S TOUR

One player who has spoken about his first-hand experience of beg gay and petg on the ATP tour is former World No. The 41-year-old, currently a member of the USTA’s Board of Directors, is among the very few former male tennis pros who have e out as gay. But several barriers have been broken over the years thanks to the efforts of Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean Kg, the Williams sisters and many other champns, who have emerged om every nook and rner of the world to show that nothg is clive of a fellow male gay player is among the few major barriers that still hasn't been overe.

Top Nam Come In Support Of Openly Gay Players On The Men’s Tour.

“Are there any gays on the ATP Tour? ”Unlike the women’s game, there have been few openly gay players on the ATP Tour historilly.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: GAY PLAYER COMG OUT WOULD BE ‘REALLY COURAGEO MOVE’ – WATCH

Earlier this year an terview wh UbiTennis, he relled hearg var homophobic jok on the Tour durg his time as a player.

“The reason we don’t have openly gay players on the ATP Tour, I’m not sure of the reason, but I feel me, as a player, would be very open, very wele. “Tennis is wonrfully gay.

Is Novak Djokovic Gay? The world's current #1 tennis player Novak Djokovic was asked about the tennis world's reactn to a gay player g out of the closet. There are currently no openly gay male profsnal tennis players.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC TALKS ABOUT LACK OF OUT GAY MALE TENNIS PLAYERS

Djokovic was grilled ahead of the Atralian Open which was the headl last year bee the arena ed the tournament is named for former tennis pro and vol homophobe Margaret Court. He is neher gay nor bisexual and has never had such mors.

14-time Grand Slam wner Novak Djokovic has spoken about the lack of openly gay male tennis players durg a prs nference at the ATP asked how he would feel about a player g out as gay he rpond: “I n only speak on my own behalf.

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