Daria Kasatkina, currently ranked No. 12 in the world, told a Russian blogger that she is in a relationship with a woman, figure skater Natalia Zabiiako.
Russia's highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country.
Kasatkina posted photos of the two together on social media following the interview. Kasatkina spoke out against the situation in Russia, saying that she will never be able to hold hands with her girlfriend in her home country, where she is not currently based. "This notion of someone wanting to be gay or becoming one is ridiculous. I think there is nothing easier in this world than being straight," she said."Seriously, if there is a choice, no one would choose being gay.
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