Sabalenka on transgender tennis players: "It is unfair for a woman to face a biological man"

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The controversy is more than served. As a warm-up to the upcoming duel called "The battle of the sexes," Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka appeared together in an interview where they touched on quite sensitive topics. Among these, the response of the world number one regarding trans athletes stands out.

Specifically, Aryna makes it clear that she finds it very unfair to have to face a trans athlete in a supposed case. In addition to Sabalenka's strong words, Nick Kyrgios agreed with the position of the Belarusian player, although he also did not want to delve too much into the topic.

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"It's a complicated issue. I have nothing against them, but still, they have a huge advantage over other women. I think it's unfair for a woman to compete against a biological man. It's unjust. Women have worked all their lives to reach their limits to face a biological man," Aryna said firmly on Piers Morgan Uncensored. "Biologically, he's stronger. I don't agree with this kind of thing."

Marta Kostyuk, Sabalenka's rival, mentioned that the Belarusian had an advantage for being taller and that this was due to higher levels of testosterone: "I only hear excuses. It's funny. She's stronger and probably has more muscles than me."

Kyrgios and Sabalenka, about their match

"I know Aryna and I know she is a very dangerous player who trusts her skills. I will go out there and give it my all. I've had tough defeats throughout my career, but this would be the definitive one," stated Kyrgios. "Her serve is better than that of many men. Our goal is to make the sport grow."

"If we played under normal conditions, it would be very difficult for me to compete against men. Physically, they are stronger," Aryna confessed. "Maybe I could beat some within the Top 1000, for example, against someone who doesn't have such a strong serve."

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sabalenka, sobre las tenistas trans: "Es injusto para una mujer enfrentarse a un hombre biológico"