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Former top player Brian Vahaly came out after retiring from the sport and spoke at length about his journey with Ubitennis. Meanwhile, world No. Broady played at the Australian Open earlier this year wearing rainbow laces which are based on an initiative set up by the charity Stonewall to promote LGBT diversity in sport.

Following his match against Nick Kyrgios at Melbourne Park, the Brit said he wanted to express his gratitude to the members of the LGBT community who have supported him throughout his career. If a player were to come out in the sport, Broady believes the majority of people would support them.

A view which has also been expressed by some of his other peers, including Taylor Fritz. Maybe they feel that coming out will add pressure to their tennis. I can understand why it is complicated. I hope that if people were, they would feel comfortable to come out and be themselves.

Broady is currently ranked nd in the world and won one Challenger title so far this year which was in Lithuania. More recently, he also was runner-up at the Bield Challenger in Switzerland. This week Broady played at the Banja Luka Open where he came through qualifying before losing in the first round.

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Liam Broady Hopes Gay Tennis Players Would Be Able To Be Themselves If They Came Out

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