Sam Stosur opens up on acknowledging her sexuality and partner after long struggle – Wide World of Sports

Sam Stosur thanked nearly everyone.
Except, perhaps, the person who mattered most.
The former US Open champion had just accepted the Spirit of Tennis award at Tennis Australia’s 2019 Newcombe Medal presentation night and when she began to speak, internal conflict was raging.
By the time she stepped off stage, she’d had enough.
The person that Stosur failed to mention was her partner, Liz Astling. When the moment came, she was still too afraid.
Liz Astling and Sam Stosur with their daughter Genevieve,…

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