"Who: Aryna Sabalenka vs Nick Kyrgios What: Battle of the Sexes exhibition tennis match Where: Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates When: Sunday at 7.45pm (15:45 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka will take on Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes exhibition tennis match in Dubai on Sunday."
"Kyrgios, who was ranked as high as 13 in the world in men's singles, threw down the gauntlet to Sabalenka during the US Open in September, saying in an interview he would easily dispatch the Belarusian without having to try 100 percent to win. He said women cannot return professional men's serves and claimed he would defeat the world's top-ranked female player. Sabalenka responded by saying she was ready to kick a**, which eventually led to Evolve, the marketing agency that represents both players, organising this weekend's matchup."
"The original Battle of the Sexes took place in 1973 between King, then 29, and Riggs, 55, at the Houston Astrodome. King, a 12-time singles Grand Slam champion, made history when she defeated the former men's world number one amateur player 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a matchup that drew an estimated 90 million TV viewers worldwide. King's straight-sets victory was considered a pivota"
Aryna Sabalenka, the women's world number one, will play Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes exhibition at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Sunday at 7.45pm local time. Al Jazeera Sport will provide build-up coverage from 13:00 GMT ahead of live text commentary. Kyrgios challenged Sabalenka at the US Open, claiming he would defeat the top-ranked woman and that women cannot return professional men's serves. Sabalenka replied defiantly, prompting Evolve, the agency representing both players, to organise the matchup. The event echoes Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]