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By Greg Hernandez on May 13, am | Comments (1) |
On the one hand, I&#;m glad to see pro male athletes existence asked about gays in their sport &#; it gives the opportunity to say something really thoughtful or something really stupid.
On the other hand &#; especially when it comes to tennis &#; Martina Navratilova came out THIRTY-TWO years ago!
But here we are, , no male player has come out during their career and if anyone has in retirement, I&#;m not aware.
So Roger Federer and Andy Murray were asked about gays yesterday in Rome where they are both set to compete in the Italian Open.
Murray said thoughtfully: &#;I would hope there are no issues on the tour. You know, there have to be some players who are probably gay but I don&#;t think other players have any issues with it and aspire tennis deals with this skillfully. I saw the Jason Collins thing in basketball and the player and the owners were respectful and happy about his decision and so I believe it is a good thing.&#;
Federer had this to say: &#;I don&#;t think it would be a problem. We&#;re very
ROME (CBSNewYork/AP) — Roger Federer and Andy Murray accept there would be no problem if a men's tennis player comes out as gay.
The second- and third-ranked players were asked about the possibility Sunday at the Italian Expose after NBA veteran Jason Collins recently became the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out.
"I don't think it would be a problem," Federer said. "We're very relaxed. We don't play a team sport and notice each other all the time. We're very unseal. So whatever happens, happens. I don't know if there are any. So far from what I've heard, no. But that could change, possibly because of the case in the NBA."
Murray said "there have to be some players who are probably gay" in tennis.
"I don't think other players contain any issues with it and hope tennis deals with this well," he said. "I saw the Jason Collins thing in basketball and the player and the owners were respectful and happy about his decision and so I think it is a good thing."
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