João Lucas Reis of Brazil plays a backhand during the men’s singles first round match on Day 7 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England on July 9, 2018. da silva player. (Getty)
History was made in the world of men’s tennis as João Reis became the first active male professional player.
The 24-year-old Brazilian star, ranked 401st in the ATP Tour World Rankings, made the historic announcement on Instagram.
On Sunday, December 8, he shared a series of photos with his boyfriend, actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo, captioning the images: happy life. I love you very much. ”
Ricardo replied, writing: “Te amo” (I love you).
Tennis has a number of openly gay female players, and there is a long history of lesbian stars. Daria Kasatkina, a Russian tennis star and current top 10 player, came out publicly in 2022. Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska, once ranked 36th in the world, followed a few months later.
Former American world No. 57 Brian Vahari came out as gay in 2017, 10 years after retiring from the sport, highlighting some of the barriers gay male athletes face.
“I constantly heard homophobic comments in the locker room, to my face and behind my back,” he said. telegraph paper “It was just part of the culture.”
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