"This includes longer levers with which to reach and hit the ball and increased cardio-vascular capacity means being able ...

"This includes longer levers with which to reach and hit the ball and increased cardio ... matter and would like to assure the tennis community that the LTA will continue to listen to all views ...

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association has updated its rules to bar transgender women from competing in national and inter-club female competitions, the governing body said on Wednesday.

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association has updated its rules to bar transgender women from competing in national and inter-club female competitions, the governing body said on Wednesday. The LTA said that ...

The governing body of British tennis issued ... reach and hit the ball and increased cardio-vascular capacity means being able to get around the court more easily,” the LTA said in a statement.

It said that while it was committed to making the sport inclusive, it had a responsibility to ensure competition was fair.