Positive coming out response: Slade hopes to inspire other gay men

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2026-01-29

Melbourne (PA Media/dpa) - Greg Slade hopes he can inspire other gay men within tennis to feel comfortable being themselves after an overwhelmingly positive response to his coming out post. The British wheelchair star took to Instagram ahead of the Australian Open to publicly reveal his sexuality, making him one of very few openly gay male professional tennis players. Slade admitted he put out the post with some trepidation but he has been hugely......

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