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Monday, 7/20, 05:14 AM

The WTA will require every player to take a one-time genetic sex test

  • Women's tennis is replacing testosterone thresholds with a cheek swab that screens for a single gene.
  • The tour says it protects the female category.
  • Geneticists say the marker it relies on is a rougher proxy than the policy implies, and no transgender women are known to be competing on the tour.

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