{"id":55376,"date":"2025-12-27T21:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T02:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/aryna-sabalenka-vows-to-beat-nick-kyrgios-in-battle-of-the-sexes-match\/27\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T21:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T02:16:02","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-vows-to-beat-nick-kyrgios-in-battle-of-the-sexes-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/aryna-sabalenka-vows-to-beat-nick-kyrgios-in-battle-of-the-sexes-match\/27\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka vows to beat Nick Kyrgios in Battle of the Sexes match"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> is backing herself to come out on top in her ‘Battle of the Sexes’ exhibition match against Nick Kyrgios<\/a> by embracing the unknown in Dubai.<\/p>\n

The women’s World No. 1 meets Australian maverick Kyrgios on Sunday, emulating one of the most famous tennis matches in history when Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome in 1973.<\/p>\n

The three-set match will use modified rules that see each player restricted to one serve only, Sabalenka’s side of the court being reduced in size by nine per cent and a 10-point deciding tie-break if needed.<\/p>\n

The Coca-Cola Arena rivals are to put their off-court friendship on pause for the day with Sabalenka confident of her chances while acknowledging she is entering unfamiliar territory.<\/p>\n