{"id":2641983,"date":"2026-08-07T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfemale-tennis-stars-praise-fair-new-rule-excluding-men-from-womens-tennis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:55:29","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfemale-tennis-stars-praise-fair-new-rule-excluding-men-from-womens-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfemale-tennis-stars-praise-fair-new-rule-excluding-men-from-womens-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Stars Praise Rule Excluding Men From Women&#8217;s Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfemale-tennis-stars-praise-fair-new-rule-excluding-men-from-womens-tennis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Aryna Sabalenka, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billie-jean-king-tries-to-prove-abortion-is-necessary-ends-up-proving-it-isnt\/\" title=\"Billie Jean King Tries to Prove Abortion is Necessary, Ends Up Proving It Isn&#039;t\">top-ranked female tennis player<\/a>, publicly defended maintaining gender-specific sports rules that exclude men from women&#8217;s competitions, emphasizing the importance of fairness. Her stance aligns with recent policies like the WTA&#8217;s genetic testing rule requiring athletes to provide saliva or blood samples to verify the SRY gene, which is present only in men.This measure supports the broader move by organizations such as the IOC, which also mandates sex testing to ensure women compete against women, citing safety and fairness concerns. Prominent figures like Martina Navratilova and Coco Gauff have expressed support for these policies, though some athletes and organizations, such as the WNBA, have been criticized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/downfalls-of-the-house-proxy-voting-compromise-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Downfalls of the House proxy voting compromise - Washington Examiner\">lacking clear definitions<\/a> and protections regarding biological sex, leading to protests and controversy. The WNBA&#8217;s current collective bargaining agreement mentions that only women can play but does not explicitly define what constitutes a woman, resulting in mixed messages. Figures like Penny Nance advocate for policies grounded in biological truth, emphasizing that science shows the unfair advantage male athletes have. many in sports are calling for adherence to principles of fairness and biological reality,warning against policies motivated by political agendas that threaten women&#8217;s sports integrity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/top-ranked-womens-tennis-star-defends-gender-test-for-players.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>, the best women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delingpole-djokovic-has-exposed-australia-as-worlds-biggest-joke\/\" title=\"Delingpole: Djokovic Has Exposed Australia as ...&#039;s Biggest Joke\">singles tennis player<\/a> in the world, joined the ranks of pro-women professional athletes on Aug. 2 by standing up for keeping men out of women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really important to keep fairness in our tour,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=APzo2x2XyIk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press conference<\/a>. \u201cIt would not be really fair for the women to compete against biological men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka\u2019s remarks came after she received a question on a new rule from the Women\u2019s Tennis Association (WTA) already in effect that requires <a href=\"https:\/\/wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net\/pdf\/publications\/Women's%20Eligibility%20Policy%20w%20Exec%20Summary%20for%20Website%20(Final).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a genetic test<\/a> for all players to keep men out of the women\u2019s bracket in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wta-gene-testing-transgender-women-1f4efb8c070a031eb54e935deb0bbe23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2028 Olympics<\/a>. The test will require athletes to provide a saliva or blood sample for SRY screening, which looks for the SRY gene found only in men.<\/p>\n<p>The WTA adopted this test after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its own new policy in March that requires SRY gene testing to protect women\u2019s sports. IOC President Kirsty Coventry<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/olympics\/news\/ioc-female-category-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> supported<\/a> the change, stating that \u201cAt the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat. So, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category. In addition, in some sports it would simply not be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another tennis legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2019\/03\/08\/martina-navratilova-beat-communism-owned-tennis-got-eaten-transgender-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martina Navratilova<\/a>, also praised the new genetic test rule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/tennis\/martina-navratilova-responds-to-sex-test-introduction-into-women-s-tennis\/ar-AA28jURH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stating online<\/a> that she is \u201cvery happy that we at the WTA are clear that we are a women\u2019s association and only women, as in females, can compete at the highest level of women\u2019s tennis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff,  a 22-year-old tennis star, also spoke out in favor of the rule, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gene-testing-coco-gauff-1dc230a771fdd88643283af669b6ad20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that<\/a> she \u201cagree[s] with trying to protect the fairness in women\u2019s sport\u201d but dislikes that some purportedly \u201cwant to use this as a reason to attack the trans community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other similar institutions started pushing back on the left\u2019s LGBT \u201cinclusivity\u201d mandate in sports. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee banned men identifying as women from women\u2019s sports<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/team-usa-transgender-athletes-338c43225fdfad936d4b85c1a67ced36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> last year<\/a> because of President Donald Trump\u2019s February 2025 executive order, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports<\/a>.\u201d The NCAA also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.org\/media-center-ncaa-announces-transgender-student-athlete-participation-policy-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> changed its policies<\/a> to reflect biological truth because of the executive order. The same year, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldboxing.org\/world-boxing-confirms-mandatory-sex-testing-will-apply-in-the-female-category-at-the-inaugural-world-boxing-championships-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Boxing<\/a> began requiring a sex test for all athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Some major athletic organizations in the U.S. still lack clear protections for women, such as the WNBA.<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/08\/04\/woke-wnba-attacks-sophie-cunningham-and-her-fans-for-supporting-womens-rights-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Sophie Cunningh<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/08\/04\/woke-wnba-attacks-sophie-cunningham-and-her-fans-for-supporting-womens-rights-2\/\">am<\/a> is the latest basketball star to face deep criticism from the left for wanting to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49306657\/sophie-cunningham-finger-point-indiana-fever-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protect women\u2019s sports<\/a>.\u201d In a July<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49306657\/sophie-cunningham-finger-point-indiana-fever-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> interview with ESPN<\/a>, Cunningham expressed a desire to \u201cextend love\u201d by telling the truth about biological sex to \u201cprotect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d Since then, Cunningham has <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/08\/04\/woke-wnba-attacks-sophie-cunningham-and-her-fans-for-supporting-womens-rights-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faced various protests and harassment<\/a> from both fans and WNBA coaches alike.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnbpa.com\/_files\/ugd\/8121a3_675911316ca142178932adc1e56519ac.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most recent<\/a> Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) clearly stipulates that only women can play in the WNBA, but it leaves out a definition of what a woman is even as prominent league voices illogically argue the term can include men. An earlier version of the CBA placed the requirement in quotes, as if to suggest that the requirement is up for interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams certainly believes it is. In response to Cunningham\u2019s stand for truth, Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrickCenter_\/status\/2085497593048821768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarked <\/a>that she would \u201cwelcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team.\u201d Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve also showed her support for delusional ideology by purposefully wearing a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/other\/cheryl-reeve-sends-clear-message-to-sophie-cunningham-with-trans-kids-belong-shirt-during-fever-lynx-game\/ar-AA29fRDe?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trans kids belong<\/a>\u201d shirt to a game against the Fever, Cunningham\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Fever player Caitlyn Clark, who has faced various attacks, both literal and figurative, from leftist teammates and the media for her \u201cwhiteness,\u201d recently failed to defend Cunningham and women\u2019s sports. After a game on Aug. 2, Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/other\/wnba-silent-after-caitlin-clark-says-leagues-should-determine-who-should-be-included-in-womens-sports\/ar-AA29jZpx?ocid=BingNewsVerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said that <\/a>defining what a woman is and enforcing those policies is \u201cfor leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the WNBA does need to follow the example of the WTA, IOC, and NCAA and start looking \u201cin the mirror and do some soul-searching about what it stands for \u2014 fairness in women\u2019s sports or not?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-sophie-cunningham-speaks-up-for-girls-the-wnba-speaks-up-for-delusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said Penny Nance<\/a>, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America, which recently <a href=\"https:\/\/concernedwomen.org\/wnba-must-adopt-policy-to-protect-fairness-in-sport-based-on-sex-says-cwalac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called on<\/a> the WNBA to protect biological fairness in sports.<\/p>\n<p>Nance has repeatedly stood up for women\u2019s sports because \u201cit is no secret that science, biology, and common sense show the unfair advantage biological male athletes have against female athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA and any remaining institutions enabling men in women\u2019s sports need to learn from the podium-stealing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/19\/swim-parents-inclusion-for-lia-thomas-tramples-inclusion-for-our-daughters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cLia\u201d Thomas<\/a>, assaulted high schooler <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/15\/lawsuit-washington-state-violated-title-ix-by-allowing-trans-student-to-assault-female-athlete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kallie Keeler<\/a>, and injured college athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/17\/us-news\/female-athlete-permanently-hurt-by-trans-athlete-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payton McNabb<\/a> the basic truth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=APzo2x2XyIk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sabalenka expressed in her press conference: <\/a>\u201cMen are way stronger than women,\u201d and rules that protect women are \u201cfair. \u2026 Let\u2019s keep it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabalenka supports fairness: men should stay out of women\u2019s sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4304,"featured_media":2641984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/renith-r-A9VpotrPr1k-unsplash-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4925,32547,9609],"class_list":["post-2641983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-female","tag-gender-equality","tag-tennis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/renith-r-A9VpotrPr1k-unsplash-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641983"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641987,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641983\/revisions\/2641987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}