Dr Ed Coughlan: Let’s keep the focus on the science rather than tedious gender debate

The recent furore caused by John McEnroe’s comments about Serena Williams was as much down to a slow news day as anything else, writes Dr Ed Coughlan.

Back in 1992, John Gray wrote his Number 1 bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus to encourage us to celebrate our differences in the hope that we would cease to compare and contrast across the gender divide.

As a coach, I have been fortunate to work at the elite level with both male and female athletes and I have yet, and nor do I ever believe I will, come across any athlete who wishes to compete on a consistent level against the opposite sex.