Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka supports WTA transgender rules, says males shouldn't face women 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. The Belarusian star threw her support behind the guidelines, which have been criticized by pro-trans activists. When asked for her thoughts, Sabalenka responded, "I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour." WOMEN'S TENNIS LEGEND SPEAKS OUT ON CALIFORNIA TRANS ATHLETE CONTROVERSY AS NEWSOM FACES CRITICISM "Biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would not really be fair for women to compe
te against biological men," she added. 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. 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. "If they want to test us all, I'm happy to do that. It's pretty fair, and let's keep it that way." After years of agenda-driven sports media, athletes themselves are fed up with administrators dancing around biological reality. Without clear, sex-based boundaries, the entire rationale for a protected women's category completely col
lapses. For years, governing bodies dragged their feet, attempting to appease bad-faith critics while female athletes paid the 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. Sabalenka is far from alone in making this stand. Her comments mirror those of 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova, who routinely dismantles online outrage over the WTA's 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. MARTINA NAVRATILO