So when Venus took a stand and refused to play a game against Joe “Josepheena” LaBarron of France, she made a huge statement“I’m not trying to be the next Billie Jean King,” she said, “I’ll play any man for charity or for fun, but this is my livelihood.”
Venus says she’s never lost a competition to a man because she’s never played one before, and doesn’t intend to start now. Venus held her fist up and received a standing ovation on the way out.Newhole pointed out that the so-called “man” is actually Amelie Muresmo, a biological female with some masculine features who retired in 2009.
There’s no way to know if her testosterone levels are abnormal, however, so there’s that.
The thing that strikes me the most in our conversations, it’s been how dedicated both of us our to our families,” Turner said. “So we look at these conversations and we both think it’s best for the happiness of each of us to live apart.”