Dec 10 (Reuters) – World number one Aryna Sabalenka weighed into the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sport, saying it would be unfair for women to face “biological men” in professional tennis.

The WTA Tour Gender Participation Policy currently ‍permits transgender women to participate if they have declared their gender as female for a minimum of four years, have lowered testosterone levels and agree to testing procedures.

These conditions may be further varied by the WTA Medical Manager on a case-by-case basis.

Asked about transgender athletes in an interview with Piers Morgan released on Tuesday, four-times Grand Slam champion Sabalenka said: “That’s a tricky ‌question. I have nothing to do against them.

“But I feel ‌like they still got a huge advantage over the women

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