It’s finally happened. Tennis has a gay couple – doubles players Fabien Reboul and Max Broville announced that they are in love. Both are Frech tennis players and play on the ITF circuit.

Tennis has a lot of openly lesbian tennis players who are active. But Reboul and Broville are the first male players to come out as gay. Typically, male players come out as gay after they are retired to limit financial fallout.

The pair shared a picture that showed them kissing. Though there are some concerns that they kissed in jest, there are signs that the two are really in love. 

Reboul is currently ranked world number 54 – his career-best ranking. It takes a lot of guts to come out as gay at the peak of one’s career. It’s a big step for men’s tennis.

Alexander Zverev was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just three. Despite that, he rose to world number 2, reached a grand slam final, and won an Olympic gold medal. 

Zverev announced that he’s establishing the Alexander Zverev Foundation to help people affected by diabetes. He had several people who doubted he could succeed in an endurance sport like tennis. 

I was always told that I would never make it with diabetes. Different doctors, and different specialists said: ‘Competitive athlete with diabetes? That is impossible.’ And then at some point I though myself: ‘I am second in the world, I am Olympic champion, I can help others with this issue!'”

– Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev discussed the reasons he went public with his diabetes diagnosis, saying,

“I can encourage others, I can be the messenger for the topic of diabetes. And then I thought, I feel good, I am 25-years-old and I want to help other children and especially other parents. I want to show them that everything is possible with diabetes. That’s why I made it public.”