Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka supports WTA transgender rules, says males shouldn't face women

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Avila, A. (2026, August 4). Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka supports WTA transgender rules, says males shouldn't face women. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/tennis-star-aryna-sabalenka-supports-wta-transgender-rules-says-males-shouldnt-face-women

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Aryna Sabalenka, the world's number one tennis player, expressed her support for the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) new transgender eligibility policy during a press conference in Montreal. According to the policy, players must undergo a genetic screening to determine their biological sex. Sabalenka stated that she believes it is not fair for women to compete against biological men due to physical differences. The WTA has been criticized by pro-trans activists, but Sabalenka's comments mirror those of other athletes who have defended the policy as necessary to protect the integrity of women's sports.
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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has publicly endorsed the WTA's transgender eligibility policy, which requires players to undergo a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene on the Y chromosome. The policy aims to protect the integrity of the women's tour by preventing biological men from competing against women. In an interview at the Canadian Open in Montreal, Sabalenka stated that it would not be fair for women to compete against biological men, citing their physical strength differences. She expressed support for the WTA's decision to implement this policy, saying it is a necessary step to maintain fairness and protect the women's tour.

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The same dynamic played out earlier this summer when Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham offered a straightforward defense of women's basketball, drawing widespread public support. When female athletes defend their hard-earned categories without apology, fans respond in droves.
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🔮 When asked for her thoughts, Sabalenka responded, "I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour." "Biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would not really be fair for women to compete against biological men," she added.

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Tennis World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka didn't mince words during her Canadian Open press conference in Montreal when asked about the WTA's new transgender eligibility policy. asserted
Sabalenka → mince → policy
The Belarusian star threw her support behind the guidelines, which have been criticized by pro-trans activists. asserted
which → throw → activists
When asked for her thoughts, Sabalenka responded, "I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour." "Biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would not really be fair for women to compete against biological men," she added. asserted
she → ask → men
She called the measure a fair and necessary step to protect the women's tour, saying the WTA "took them a little while to make this decision" but that she supports the policy. asserted
she → call → policy
Addressing the requirement for players to undergo a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene on the Y chromosome, Sabalenka made her position clear. asserted
position → address → chromosome
"If they want to test us all, I'm happy to do that. asserted
I → want → that
It's pretty fair, and let's keep it that way." asserted
's → let → it
After years of agenda-driven sports media, athletes themselves are fed up with administrators dancing around biological reality. asserted
administrators → drive → reality
Without clear, sex-based boundaries, the entire rationale for a protected women's category completely collapses. asserted
rationale → base → category
For years, governing bodies dragged their feet, attempting to appease bad-faith critics while female athletes paid the price. asserted
athletes → drag → price
The WTA finally drew a firm line in the sand, anchoring the sport back to a fundamental premise: women’s sports exist specifically because biological sex matters at all levels of competition. asserted
sex → draw → competition
Sabalenka is far from alone in making this stand. asserted
Sabalenka → make → ?
Her comments mirror those of 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova, who routinely dismantles online outrage over the WTA's protocol. asserted
who → mirror → protocol
Navratilova silenced the critics with logic: the WTA was created for biological females, and the men's division remains open to any male athlete who wants to play. asserted
who → silence → athlete
From bone density and muscle mass to heart size and lung capacity, male puberty confers undeniable physical advantages that training alone can never bridge. asserted
training → confer → that
Protecting the female category isn't about exclusion, it exists for the exact same reason weight classes do: to ensure fair competition. asserted
classes → protect → competition
Step back from the tennis court, and a clear shift is happening across the entire athletic landscape. asserted
shift → step → landscape
Fans are starving for athletes who refuse to hide behind PR scripts. asserted
who → starve → scripts
The same dynamic played out earlier this summer when Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham offered a straightforward defense of women's basketball, drawing widespread public support. When female athletes defend their hard-earned categories without apology, fans respond in droves. asserted
fans → play → droves
Sabalenka didn't step to the microphone looking to make a political statement. asserted
Sabalenka → step → statement
She simply defended the integrity of her sport. asserted
She → defend → sport
By backing the WTA's policy without hesitation, the world's top player drew a line that should never have been blurred: keeping women's sports female isn't a political debate; it's basic common sense. asserted
it → back → sports
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