That was the argument once the WTA announced that players would have to undergo sex testing to compete in WTA tournaments and meet eligibility requirements tied to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.US WOMEN OLYMPIANS REACT TO HISTORIC SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S SPORTSThis was supposed to be invasive and humiliating.It was supposed to prove, once again, that conservatives and women’s sports advocates were using female athletes as props in a culture war.Then the top women’s tennis players in the world started talking.Whoops.WTA World No.
1 Aryna Sabalenka came out in support of a new sex-testing policy designed to keep biological males out of women's tennis.(Getty Images)Aryna Sabalenka, the WTA’s current top-ranked singles player, supports the policy.
That isn’t surprising to anyone paying attention.She’s been clear on this issue for a while.World No.
4 Coco Gauff didn’t oppose it, which created a much bigger problem for the activists.Gauff is exactly the type of athlete they expect to have on their side.The top-ranked American woman, Jessica Pegula, said she doesn’t oppose it and, probably worse for the left-wing activists, said she hasn’t heard other players complaining about it, either.
Pegula, the No.3 women’s player in the world and a member of the WTA Players' Council, is especially interesting because she typically shies away from talking about anything that isn’t actually tennis.So the argument from the left is clear: sex testing in women’s sports is an attack on women.MEGAN RAPINOE SAYS EFFORTS TO BAR TRANS ATHLETES FROM WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE 'ATTACK ON WOMEN IN SOCIETY'Fine.
Then where are the women?The WTA’s updated policy requires players to complete a one-time screening for the SRY gene, which is typically found on the Y chromosome and involved in male sex development.The test can be done by cheek swab, blood test or saliva sample.Players who test negative are eligible unless there is reason to believe the re...