"The tennis world is now ready for gay players"

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Years go by, and the issue of homosexuality within the ATP circuit is becoming less and less important. Mika Brunold has been the latest to reveal his condition, although fortunately, this has not led to any negative repercussions.

And why should it provoke a negative response? For no reason, but in 2026, we still have some troglodytes roaming the world. In fact, this article shouldn't even be news, but we are addressing a topic that is still in its early stages, as there are very few male players who have dared to make their homosexuality public. And why should they disclose it? Everyone has the right to keep it secret, but only by doing so can we give this issue the normalcy it deserves.

Surely Mika Brunold had a head full of thoughts at the end of last season when he decided to take the step and publicly announce that he likes men. A relief for the 21-year-old Swiss who finally lifted that burden off himself, although he knew that from now on there was a risk of being judged for something that doesn't affect anyone, let alone matters to anyone. And what happened? Two months later, the protagonist offers a second reading of the event in a chat with Blick.

"I was positively surprised, to be honest," says the current World No. 459. "First, I was surprised by everything that the news triggered, and secondly, by the many benevolent comments below the post. I don't know, maybe I expected many more negative reactions, feared that people wouldn't be able to stay within limits, but I think I just read about five inappropriate comments," the player remarks with a smile.

The step that Brunold has taken is the same as that taken by Joao Lucas Reis da Silva at the end of 2024, becoming the first active male player to openly declare himself gay. "It would be good if this path that both I and other players have chosen encourages other teammates to follow it in the same way," Brunold points out. "Each person must choose their own path, decide for themselves whether to make it public or prefer to keep it private. In my case, I felt that was the right time to communicate it," adds the Swiss.

Mika Brunold, the second tennis player to confess to being homosexual

"It's unlikely that I'm the only gay tennis player on the circuit," Joao Lucas stated at the time when he assumed that what he had done could have been done by other players in... the last fifty years? And I'm being conservative. We've had to wait many years to break this barrier, so in two decades, we'll remember it as an anecdote, I hope. Taking advantage of the fact that the world is evolving, leaving its prejudices behind bit by bit, Mika Brunold acknowledges that it was this development that eventually convinced him to make his condition public.

"My impression is that the tennis world is already ready for homosexual players. In my case, at least, I have been able to handle the issue openly, without any problem. Perhaps I am realizing that this matter is no longer a problem for the rest of the locker room," concludes the Swiss.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, “El mundo del tenis ya está listo para los jugadores homosexuales"