Is djokovic gay

Same-sex activity in the country has been legal sincebut same-sex marriage and adoption are not legal. Tennis World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who lost his visa battle to compete in the Australian Open this week, is not the only player who will be absent from the tournament’s starting line-up on Monday.

The post Novak Djokovic has been rooting for a gay men’s tennis player to come out. Story by Adam Addicott. Vahaly peaked at a ranking best of 64th in and won five titles on the Challenger Tour.

Adam Addicott is a freelance sports journalist based in England. Subscribe to the Outsports newsletter to keep up with your favorite out athletes, inspiring LGBTQ sports stories, and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today.

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Vahaly retired from tennis in and came out in Francisco Rodriguez, who reached a ranking high of rd, came out in after retiring from the tour. Here are some of the top ATP stars who have publicly said they would support an openly gay men’s pro tennis player: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Liam Brody, Kevin Anderson, Daniil.

Meanwhile, s tennis superstar Bill Tilden was also gaybut never publicly declared it due to the perception of homosexuality during that time. The most high-profile player on the ATP tour to reveal his sexuality in the Open Era was Brian Vahaly, but he did so after he retired from the sport.

Novak Djokovic, the top men’s tennis player in the world, says a gay player coming out would be courageous. There are no openly gay or bisexual male players competing for the Grand Slam title, highlighting a dearth of LGBTQ+ players in top-level men’s tennis that contrasts with their growing visibility.

He is currently the editor of ubitennis.

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Our weekly playbook is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. N ovak Djokovic, the No. I respect it. However, she has been criticized for failing to reduce the number of attacks on gay people and for not pursuing LGBT issues.