TENNIS LEGEND CHRIS EVERT TAKES SIDE IN TRANSGENDER ATHLETES DEBATE

Tennis legend Chris Evert, one of the best players in the game's history and a longtime analyst for ESPN, has taken a clear side in the transgender athletes debate.

Evert agreed with her longtime rival, Martina Navratilova, on the "unfairness" of transgender athletes competing in women's sports. 

"I'm sorry Martina is receiving backlash. I agree with her," Evert told OutKick.

"We have had many discussions about the unfairness [of transgender athletes competing in women's sports], especially transitioning after a male goes through puberty," she continued.

"The physical advantages are undeniable. Science doesn't lie. Bottom line: everyone is entitled to their opinion and shouldn't be attacked because of it."

Navratilova has been very outspoken against transgender athletes in women's sports.

"I personally have never been called worse names than I have been called this last few years," she said earlier this week. "'Oh, you are a lesbian.' That was the worst I got [in the 1980s]… Now, it's 'oh, you're a homophobe.' Go figure. I've been out since '81. Yeah, I'm a homophobe.

"'You're a bigot. You're a transphobe. You're a Nazi. You're a fascist. You're a communist. Anything and everything in between," Navratilova continued.

"And this is coming from the left. I am the left. My people are turning on me, and they're turning on us, women who speak up for women's sex-based rights." 

Related: Bob Costas Makes Opinion On Transgender Athletes Very Clear

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