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Nick Kyrgios defeats Aryna Sabalenka to win ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match | World News

Nick Kyrgios has defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition tennis match.

The injury-wracked Australian maverick, currently ranked 671 in the world, beat the women’s world number one in straight sets 6-3 6-3.

Sunday’s match in Dubai had modified rules where each player was restricted to one serve only, and Sabalenka’s side of the court was reduced in size by 9% to compensate for the difference in speed between men and women.

The event had divided opinion in the tennis world.

The clash aimed to emulate one of the most famous games in the sport’s history, when Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome in 1973.

Before the Dubai event, Kyrgios had been limited to just five singles matches this year because of injuries, the most recent of which was in March.

Aryna Sabalenka. Pic: Reuters
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Aryna Sabalenka. Pic: Reuters

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