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Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray fantastic for the LGBTQ athletes

17 July 2020

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have inspired generations with their fantastic performance and results. However, they also proved to be great role models being active to help others.

Lendale Johnson (actor and tennis player) has not achieved the greatness of the big4, nevertheless he was grateful to these tennis icons for their stance in supporting the LGBTQ community.

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Being openly gay on tour since 2013, Lendale is well-aware of the discrimination that LGBTQ athletes may face. During a recent interview with “The Metro,” talking about Federer and Djokovic, he commented:

“They are icons who have worked on social issues throughout their careers. From unequal pay to ensuring fair conditions for wheelchair users, they have made their contribution. They were like a rock in the surf to support the LGBTQ athletes.”

Back in 2013, during an interview, Roger revealed that it would not be a problem at all if a player would turn gay. The Swiss Maestro also said that he doesn’t know about any male player to be homosexual and it would not be an issue if someone would come out.

In addition, Lendale is added that also Nadal and Murray showed their support for the LGBTQ community saying that they “have never shied away from talking about this topic. That helped a lot of players who had trouble coming out.”

Roger Federer in 2020

Currently ranked no.4, Federer played his last match on the 30^th of January when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.

Roger Federer’s most significant result of this season was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Now ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 29^th of February when he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79^th career title.

This year the Serbian has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 30^th of January 2020.

Rafael Nadal in 2020

Now ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 29^th of February when he defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85^th career title.

During this season Rafael has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Acapulco.

Andy Murray in 2020

Currently ranked no.129, the Brit played his last match on the 20^th of November 2019 when he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-7⁷ 6-4 7-6⁵ in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup.

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray played each other 24 times. The head to head is 17-7 for Nadal. The last time that they played, Andy Murray won 7-5 6-4 in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2016.