Nick Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3 against Aryna Sabalenka in an intriguing Dubai contest with celebrity interruptions
Nick Kyrgios won tennis’s latest Battle of the Sexes against Aryna Sabalenka in a dispiriting contest in Dubai that veered uneasily between exhibition, gimmick and outright circus.
The Australian, who has won only one competitive singles match since the end of 2022 and has slipped to 671 in the world rankings, was sweating heavily and breathing hard as early as the fifth game of the match. Yet to no one’s great surprise, the extreme power of his serve, combined with the spin and velocity of his groundstrokes, proved too much for the women’s No 1 player.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/28/kyrgios-defeats-sabalenka-but-battle-of-the-sexes-veers-too-close-to-circus under the title “Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka but Battle of the Sexes veers too close to circus”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
