Tennis brings in sex tests: Martina Navratilova praises 'step in the right direction' as WTA launches new policy forcing stars to prove eligibility ⊕
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Only once they have passed the test - which is completed through a simple cheek swab, blood test or saliva sample - will players be eligible to compete on the female-only WTA Tour.
Players will need sex test to play on WTA Tour ⊕
The Women's Tennis Association is to ask all players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete on the WTA Tour.
Women’s tennis players must take one-time gene test for eligibility ⊕
Players will need to take a test for the SRY gene, which helps to determine biological sex, the WTA says.
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