The new competition of the historic “Battle of the Sexes” fell to the side of Nick Kyrgios, who She barely broke a sweat to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka (6-3 and 6-3) during the exhibition which both took place in Dubai this Sunday. A duel that already had a tail, due to the controversial rules imposed that limited the serve to a single serve and reduced the Belarusian side of the field by 9%, which ended with a shower of criticism.
“I felt good. I think I kept my composure. He had difficulties sometimes and I saw him tense. The match was of a high level, with good shots. I walked to the net and took some ground shots. “I enjoyed the show,” said the player, with an opinion very different from that of many users, who regretted the decision to modify the field and the defeat of the Tigress against the Australian, current world number 671.
“You can’t play a man against a woman, something that has enormous historical and social significance, and then change the rules to make it ‘fair,’ one user said, because that, in her opinion, “conveys the message that men cannot be defeated under normal circumstancesreinforcing the idea of male superiority.
In this sense, and recognizing that “there are physical differences”, he believes that it should have been “called something else”. “Don’t call it ‘battle of the sexes,’ and in doing so, demean and insult generations of women who fought for equal pay, equal rights and true equality in sport,” he concludes.
“Whoever came up with this idea of a battle of the sexes between Kyrgios and Sabalenka should be imprisoned for life. It’s absurd!”pointed out another person, accompanied by an image of the match in which we can see the difference between the fields.
Another user expressed the same sentiment, which was clear when rating the exhibit: “The whole battle of the sexes situation was incredibly stupid, but The worst part for me is that Sabalenka allowed them to reduce their side of the field.» A consideration with which another Internet user shares: “Making a tennis match of the sexes and changing the rules, the dimensions of the court, etc., means that those who propose it already assume that women are inferior to men. Sabalenka should have opposed it and played a “normal” match, without favoritism.”
“How Sabalenka, number 1 of the WTA, dances, moreover, after stain the entire legacy established by generations of women in tennis by agreeing to participate in this circus… I hope she’s embarrassed, because I certainly am… I hope she doesn’t win any Grand Slams in 2026,” another user wrote, while another wondered: “Does Sabalenka realize how stupid she looks with this? The battle of the sexes… Girl, what a shame“.
Several users also accused Sabalenka of wanting to make money by hiding it under the pretext of the “Battle of the Sexes”: “Sabalenka, the best tennis player in the world, loses to someone who has barely played for two years, who is ranked 600th in the rankings, just to get attention and get a check. What a poor ambassador for your own sport and your teammates..”.
“And a big thank you to Aryna Sabalenka for taking women’s tennis back 52 years! I hope it was worth the money and publicity“, underlines another person. A speech that another Internet user also repeats: “Congratulations to Aryna Sabalenka for embarrassing women’s tennis.”
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