Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka argued that transgender women retain a significant biological advantage that makes competition against cisgender women unfair.
- Nick Kyrgios agreed with Sabalenka’s position during their joint interview, saying she was right in her assessment.
- The WTA has not commented on the remarks, and no change to tour policy was reported.
- Sabalenka also rejected Marta Kostyuk’s earlier references to biological factors as excuses, noting the Ukrainian’s poor results against top-10 opponents.
- Event organizers detailed special rules for the Dubai exhibition: a slightly reduced court on Sabalenka’s side, one serve only for both players, and best-of-three sets with a 10-point deciding tiebreak.