Joao Lucas Reis Makes History and I Humiliate Myself

About this episode

The episode discusses Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva's historic participation in an ATP tournament and shares personal reflections on the day.

History was made in men’s tennis this week: Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva became the first out gay male player to compete in a main draw of an ATP tournament. It was a huge moment! And how did I celebrate it? By eating my body weight in food and asking people to take random photos of me. I share my ridiculous day leading up to watching Joao make history (and making us all so proud). He was amazing. I was not. Hear it all in this fun episode! I also talk briefly about what an amazing week of tennis this was in general. For more from us, follow along on Twitter , TikTok and Instagram . And if you're enjoying this podcast, please rate and review 5 stars. Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: TheGayTennis Podcast

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ representation
• ATP tournament
• tennis history
• personal anecdotes
• sports news

Keywords

• Joao Lucas Reis
• ATP tournament
• gay tennis
• sports podcast
• tennis news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

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