The Belarusian star threw her support behind the guidelines, which have been criticized by pro-trans activists.Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates match point against Emma Navarro of the United States during their women's singles semifinal match on Day 11 of the 2024 U.S.Open on Sept.
5, 2024, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York City.(Getty Images)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 compete 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 collapses.For years, governing bodies dragged their feet, attempting to appease bad-faith critics while female athletes paid the price.Aryna Sabalenka celebrates winning match point against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the women's singles quarterfinal during day 10 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan.
21, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia.(Getty Images)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...