Gauff voices concern over potential to ‘weaponise’ gene testing

Coco Gauff agrees with mandatory gene-testing in the name of fairness, but she also has concern about unintended consequences the Women’s Tennis Association might be inviting around a polarising, politicised topic.

Mandatory testing for the DNA segment known as the SRY gene was approved as part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for all tennis participants. Gender-based screening is already part of the Olympic testing process in many other sports at the Games. Track and field, boxing and winter...