"Good for tennis" - Fans react to the kiss of Fabien Reboul and Max Broville, who reportedly became the first openly gay couple on the ATP Tour 1

“Good for tennis” – Fans react to the kiss of Fabien Reboul and Max Broville, who reportedly became the first openly gay couple on the ATP Tour

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Fabien Reboul is a French tennis player who participates in both singles and doubles competitions. It reached the career-high number 328. ATP Singles ranking in 2018. Currently ranked 1262. Currently ranked 54th in the 2022 ATP doubles rankings.

Max Broville Another French tennis player. In 2022, he reached a career-high 836th place in the ATP singles rankings. Currently ranked 945th. Reboul participates in doubles competitions with his compatriot Sadio Doumbia. Together they won 12 ATP Challenger titles. The couple made a wildcard entry to 2022 Paris Masters The tournament makes its debut in any ATP 1000 tournament.

Fabien Reboul She posted a photo of herself and Broville kissing on her social media post. famous sports reporter Joey Dillion He shared Fabien Reboul’s Instagram story on his social media post.

“Looks like we (finally) have LGBTQ+ representation from an active ATP player. Doubles World 54th Fabien Reboul shared this IG story with French actor Max Broville. Note: Nothing has been confirmed from either, but this could be a big step forward for men’s tennis.,” was read.

This may be the first time two active male professional tennis players have come forward with such a disclosure. However, nothing concrete can be said as the two actors did not comment on this photo.

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Social media welcomes Fabien Reboul and Max Brovill

Fabien Reboul and Max Broville kissing
Fabien Reboul and Max Broville kissing

Many players around the world have revealed their sexual identities. Many have had successful careers. Some even became legends in their sport.

Martina Navratilova is a prime example of someone from the LGBTQ+ community who has excelled professionally and is now considered a tennis icon. She won 59 major championships during her career. Another former tennis player, Amelie Mauresmo, has also come out as gay.

On the occasion of Pride Day celebrated at the US Open in 2021, many current generation tennis players such as Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas have supported the LGBTQ+ community.

“I think everyone would be very open if someone went on the ATP Tour. “I think it’s great for the US Open, this initiative” Medvedev said he congratulated the US Open for celebrating Pride Day.

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Legendary names such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic also made statements supporting the LGBTQ+ community. However, this time, the two players receive support from social media. Here are a few reactions to the post above.

Fabien Reboul and Max Broville would be encouraged by all the supportive messages. This would help erase the stigma and fear in the minds of the players so they could play freely.

Rennae Stubbs scolds Stefanos Tsitsipas for his callous remarks about modern feminism: “How do you know what women go through every day?”

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