World number one Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Nick Kyrgios said they were excited about facing the unknown when they meet in Sunday's "Battle of the Sexes" exhibition match that has divided opinion in the tennis world. "This event is really unpredictable, and I don't know what to expect," Sabalenka told reporters on Saturday. "That's what I love because this is the feeling you chase when you play sport, these unpredictable situations, and I love to challenge myself. In the original 1973 "Battle of the Sexes", women's trailblazer Billie Jean King beat then 55-year-old former Grand Slam champion Bobby Riggs, who had maintained that women's tennis was inferior to the men's game. Incredible thingsKyrgios said the world needed more collaborative efforts like his match against Sabalenka.

Source: The Telegraph December 27, 2025 09:49 UTC