Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has announced she is gay and found “living in the closet” impossible.
Key points:
- Daria Kasatkina is ranked 12th in the world, the highest Russian female player
- She reached the semi-final of the French Open in June
- She and Natalia Zabiiako, an Olympic silver medallist in figure skating, posted photos of them together after the announcement
The 25-year-old, a semi-finalist at last month’s French Open, said she was inspired to come out after Russian footballer Nadya Karpova revealed she was gay.
“Living in peace with yourself is the only thing that matters, f*** everyone else,” Kasatkina told Russian blogger Vitya Kravchenko after telling him that she has a girlfriend.
“I believe it is important that influential people from sports, or any other sphere really speak about it.
“It is important for young people who have a hard time with society and need…
