Stunner! Out World No. 1 goes down in a rematch for the ages.
World number one Diede de Groot leaves Paris with two silver medals after being upset in Friday's Women's Singles gold medal match.
By Brian C. Bell | September 6, 2024World number one Diede de Groot leaves Paris with two silver medals after being upset in Friday's Women's Singles gold medal match.
By Brian C. Bell | September 6, 2024Diede de Groot's first medal match at the Paris Paralympic Games resulted in a silver medal and a historic win for Team Japan.
By Brian C. Bell | September 5, 2024After four straight Grand Slams, a three year undefeated streak and two gold medals in Tokyo, Diede de Groot is back for more in Paris.
By Brian C. Bell | August 30, 2024The world's No. 3 seed has an impressive body to go along with his impressive game and other players are noticing.
By Jim Buzinski | August 29, 2024Though she never earned the hardware of out champs like Martina Navratilova and Amelie Mauresmo, Alison Van Uytvanck's openness may pave the way for future Slam winners.
By Andy Smith | August 27, 2024Ben Weekes is only 39 but is playing in his sixth Paralympics. He has been an out gay man the entire time.
By Jim Buzinski | August 22, 2024Having shown her allyship on social media before the final, Barbora Krejcikova shared fond memories of her late mentor, Jana Novotna.
By Jon Holmes | July 13, 2024As Daria Kasatkina gives an optimistic outlook on the WTA Finals in Riyadh, tennis fans have been learning about the plight of Saudi activist Manahel al-Otaibi.
By Jon Holmes | May 3, 2024WTA takes actions despite objections from prominent tennis figures like Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and out gay players to the showpiece event being held in a country with a dismal human rights record.
By Jon Holmes | April 4, 2024Fritz has made supportive comments about gay tennis players, so his liking a homophobic tweet seems like a mistake.
By Jim Buzinski | February 21, 2024Jon Wertheim obtained the letter written by the former on-court rivals.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 17, 2024Kasatkina beat American Peyton Stearns to advance to the round of 64 in Melbourne.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 16, 2024Sue Bird, Frances Tiafoe, Natasha Cloud, and of course Gradey Dick, lit up the sports fashion world in 2023.
By Shelby Weldon | December 22, 2023Overtly critical of Putin’s war and refreshingly candid, Kasatkina has grown in confidence in her first full year as an out LGBTQ player in women’s tennis.
By Jon Holmes | December 20, 2023Podoroska, a top-100-ranked singles player, teamed up with Naya on court for the first time this week. She would not support the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia.
By Jon Holmes | November 17, 2023After years of competing without incident, concerns prior to a tournament in August put her in the continuing debate.
By Karleigh Webb | October 9, 2023Russian 13th seed defeats Belgian in clash said to be first-ever singles meeting between two publicly out gay players at a Grand Slam tournament.
By Jon Holmes | September 2, 2023The only two out gay players in the Grand Slam singles will meet in the third round after victories on Open Pride day at Flushing Meadows.
By Jon Holmes | September 1, 2023For over 30 years, the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance has brought LGBTQ players together while also raising millions for charity - a new short documentary tells the GLTA story.
By Jon Holmes | August 31, 2023Kasatkina, who as a Russian is competing as a ‘neutral athlete’ at Flushing Meadows, made the suggestion with a hint of humor in a new interview.
By Jon Holmes | August 30, 2023