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Tennis star Sabalenka supports sport's new sex test policy

The world number one women's tennis player supports the WTA's new sex testing rules. Others are more critical of the policy.

Deutsche Welle By Jonathan Harding Aug 4, 2026, 11:04 AM Captured Aug 4, 2026, 11:47 AM

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"I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour," said Sabalenka on Monday.

"Obviously, biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would be not really fair for a woman to compete against a biological man.

"I believe it took them a little while to make this decision and I support it," the Belarussian continued.

"If they want to test us all, I'm happy to do that; it's pretty fair, and let's keep it that way."

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B 16/100 risk

Grade B reflects 16/100 framing risk from decision pressure, editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 83%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 31
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate unknown (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

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Decision pressurebody

+12 · 82% confidence

The new policy also includes a document players must sign highlighting disciplinary action is possible if testing is refused.

The wording urges a conclusion or action rather than only describing the reported facts.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

"Obviously, biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would be not really fair for a woman to compete against a biological man.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Useful context, not penalties

Attributed claims 2
Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.

"I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour," said Sabalenka on Monday.
Uncertainty qualifiers 1
Qualifiers such as may, might, or reportedly are disclosed as technique but do not add framing-risk points by themselves.

World Boxing introduced it in May 2025, after a lengthy and controversial debate around gold medal winner Imane Khelif at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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"Obviously, biologically, men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would be not really fair for a woman to compete against a biological man.

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