"Exhibition or Real Battle?": The Question Fueling the Debate on the Battle of the Sexes Between Sabalenka and Kyrgios

Greg Rusedski wonders: Will this confrontation between Sabalenka and Kyrgios be a real battle or just an exhibition? With the match just days away, questions remain.

Jules Hypolite

le 22/12/2025 à 15h09

1 min to read

The 2025 version of the "Battle of the Sexes," pitting Aryna Sabalenka against Nick Kyrgios, will take place on Sunday in Dubai. An event that has been making headlines for many weeks.

"We don't know if it will be an exhibition or a real battle"

On his podcast, former player Greg Rusedski questioned the interest of this match:

"For it to be a real Battle of the Sexes, the court dimensions must be the same because that's how tennis is played. It can be played over one set, but each player must have two serves.

Will it be more of an exhibition or a real battle on the court, where they trade blow for blow? We don't know. And Kyrgios has barely played on the tour for three years, so it's hard to know how he'll hold up if he has to go the distance in three sets."

Sources

671e, 50 points

1e, 10870 points

Non classé

Vacations, Rest, and Nutrition for Stars During the Off-Season: Inside a Crucial Break

Arthur Millot 22/12/2025 à 12h33

Tennis never really stops… or almost. Behind the endless stream of tournaments, champions must learn to stop in order to last. From Federer to Alcaraz, an investigation into those decisive few weeks when everything is at stake: rest, release, and rebirth.

More Than a Match: Pay Inequalities Between Women and Men in Tennis

Clément Gehl 21/12/2025 à 11h59

From the Williams sisters to Alizé Cornet, from sponsors to the ATP and WTA tours, the debate over pay equality in tennis has never been more intense. Between undeniable progress and persistent inequalities, the king of racket sports finds itself facing its own contradictions.

Changing coach or reinventing yourself: the off-season, time for big decisions

Jules Hypolite 20/12/2025 à 17h03

Coaching changes, new methods, technological innovations: nothing is left to chance during the off-season.

The Rafa Nadal Academy: a model of expertise and professionalism for tennis’s future stars

Adrien Guyot 20/12/2025 à 09h00

Programs for all ages and a pathway to the professional world in major complexes that are increasingly modernized. This is the motto of the Rafa Nadal Academy, which discovers the champions of tomorrow and prepares them for the very highest level.

"How to replace Ferrero?": The shocking breakup that could force Alcaraz to backtrack

Arthur Millot 22/12/2025 à 10h15

The tennis world hasn't had time to digest the news before another burning question is on everyone's lips: Can Carlos Alcaraz really move forward without Juan Carlos Ferrero?

For Kyrgios, the 2008 Wimbledon final remains "the greatest match of all time"

Jules Hypolite 21/12/2025 à 21h30

In an interview for TNT Sports, the Australian did not hesitate to call this legendary duel "the greatest match of all time."

Aryna Sabalenka, the Invisible Revolution: How Data and Biomechanics Transformed Her Game

Jules Hypolite 19/12/2025 à 21h24

By surrounding herself with data and biomechanics experts, the Belarusian advanced her game without ever breaking with her team, until becoming a winning machine.

Nick Kyrgios is back: see you in Brisbane in 2026

Jules Hypolite 20/12/2025 à 21h18

The bad boy of Australian tennis is back in action! Nick Kyrgios returns to the courts in Brisbane in 2026, determined to prove he hasn't said his last word yet.

As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

Read all

8

0 comments

I love tennis

3

1 1 comments

why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

1

0 comments

The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

0 comments

Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

0 comments