The top women’s tennis player in the world is standing up for young girls in the ongoing public debate about protecting their sports.
Aryna Sabalenka, the current World No. 1 with 24 singles titles in her career, spoke to reporters ahead of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Sunday. There, Sabalenka fielded a question about the Women’s Tennis Association’s updated policy on gender screening.
‘I don’t agree with this kind of stuff in sport.’
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A reporter asked the Belarusian how she felt about the new rules, which include a one-time test for athletes to prove they are women.
Sabalenka gave a straightforward reply:
“I think it’s really important to keep the fairness in our tour, and it’s obvious that biologically, right, the men are way stronger than women.”
The 28-year-old
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