By Daniel Bates The highest-ranking women’s tennis player in Russia chose to open up about dating a woman Monday amid the country’s widespread attempts to silence the LGBTQ community. In an interview with YouTube video blogger Vitya Kravchenko, Daria Kasatkina replied “yes” to having a girlfriend. Adding that “living in the closet” would not be something she could do any longer. Saying: Living in the closet is impossible. It is too hard, it is pointless. Living in peace with yourself is the only thing that matters, and [expletive] everyone else. … I believe it is important that influential p…