Apparently, every elite female athlete is now going to be asked about men in women's sports, and today it was Coco Gauff's turn.
Coco Gauff on the WTA's new genetic testing policy:
— Christian's Court (@christianscourt) August 6, 2026
"I understand the reasoning behind it. I do think that this kind of conversation has created a lot of animosity towards the trans community, which I'm not really a big fan of, but I also understand the need to [account for] the… pic.twitter.com/e41X6ipgl2
So, basically, she is afraid of being cancelled by the Left, but also she doesn't want to play men in tennis.
Bottom line, she said the same thing as Sophie Cunningham just with way more words. https://t.co/36xuYJ18zk
— Kirsten Fleming (@KirFlem) August 6, 2026
Exactly the same thing. Sophie didn't concern herself with assuaging a bunch of butt hurt libs though.
Athletes cannot win weighing in on this topic… Somehow, Coco won…. Some will take issue with where she ultimately lands. That’s fine. But this is what civility, empathy and reason sounds like. https://t.co/jWGrIsnhC5
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) August 6, 2026
What Coco said is fine. She arrived at the same conclusion as Sophie. Men shouldn't be in women's sports or locker rooms. Not one person is being 'mean' to trans people, including Sophie. The desire to protect women's sports isn't being mean to men who want to dress up like women. It's respecting women enough to protect their right to play competitive sports.
i don't expect a tennis player to know that trans women don't really have an advantage in sports after transitioning and taking estrogen but this is as good as it gets i guess, at least coco tries to be supportive and gives thoughtful answers bc she cares https://t.co/Fcsr33Xbbo
— mora🇦🇷 #5InLondon (@levitoslam) August 6, 2026
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This is also not true. Men are built differently than women. Taking estrogen doesn't change anatomy.
Also, protecting women's sports has nothing to do with the feelings of men. It's not about respecting their feelings. It's about women. It's ok to center women sometimes. If men who dress up like women don't like that, cry about it.
Coco Gauff could not handle this with more grace and character.
— Jason Page (@TheBackPage) August 6, 2026
This is maturity beyond her years and precisely what I have been saying.
You can want fairness in sports and to make sure the playing field is level without demonizing and dehumanizing the trans community. https://t.co/0R6MyazV1W
This is so silly. Not one woman has been dehumanizing to the trans community. Telling them no is a boundary. It's fine.
not trans so theres only sm i can say on whether this is a good answer or not, but she’s the first person to acknowledge the harm this does to them https://t.co/neo61QSrtx
— cel (@triplefaults) August 6, 2026
These people are utterly exhausting. It doesn't harm a trans person to say they can't participate in women's sports. If they want to be an athlete, they have the option of participating with their biological sex. They don't because they aren't good enough. Let's be clear.
In other words:
— M. Chapman (@mcvadc) August 6, 2026
“I don’t want to play tennis against a biological man with a penis and large amounts of testosterone because he will defeat me in a matter of minutes.”
“But I also don’t want to insult the trans community. So I’m a coward.”
JFC.
Precisely.