Nick Kyrgios vs. Aryna Sabalenka date: When will Battle of the Sexes be played?<\/a><\/p>\nBattle of the Sexes: Notable men’s vs. women’s tennis matchesMatchYearResultBill Tilden vs. Suzanne Lenglen1921Tilden\u00a06-0Helen Wills Moody vs. Phil Neer1933Moody\u00a06-3, 6-4Bobby Riggs vs. Margaret Court1973Riggs\u00a06-2, 6-1Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs1973King 6-4, 6-3, 6-3Jimmy Connors vs. Martina Navratilova1992Connors 7-5, 6-2Karsten Braasch vs. Serena\u00a0Williams1998Braasch 6-1Karsten Braasch vs. Venus Williams1998Braasch 6-2Yannick Noah vs. Justine Henin2003Noah 4-6, 6-4, 7-6Johanna Konta vs. Pat Cash2017Konta 6-3Aryna Sabalenka vs. Nick Kyrgios2025\u00a0Bill Tilden vs. Suzanne Lenglen – 1921\u00a0Set 1Bill Tilden6Suzanne Lenglen0<\/p>\n
In the first publicised match between men and women tennis stars,\u00a0Bill Tilden and Suzanne Lenglen played a single set match in the early 1920s.<\/p>\n
Tilden finished his career with 10 grand slam titles, while Lenglen won eight and has a court at Roland-Garros named after her.<\/p>\n
Helen Wills Moody vs. Phil Neer – 1933\u00a0Set 1Set 2Helen Wills Moody66Phil Neer34<\/p>\n
Moody was the reigning Wimbledon champion and she took down Neer, who was ranked eighth in the world at the time.<\/p>\n
Moody and Neer were also friends and occasional mixed doubles partners.<\/p>\n
Bobby Riggs vs. Margaret Court – 1973\u00a0Set 1Set 2Bobby Riggs66Margaret Court21<\/p>\n
In the first ‘Battle of the Sexes’ contest that was marketed to the masses, 55-year-old Riggs defeated Court, who won the Grand Slam in 1970.<\/p>\n
Riggs won the Wimbledon men’s singles title in 1939.<\/p>\n
Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs – 1973\u00a0Set 1Set 2Set 3Billie Jean King666Bobby Riggs433<\/p>\n
After defeating Court, Riggs was immediately challenged by Billie Jean King – the women’s no.1 player at the time.<\/p>\n
King easily won the match across three sets.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Connors vs. Martina Navratilova – 1992\u00a0Set 1Set 2Jimmy Connors76Martina Navratilova52<\/p>\n
At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, 40-year-old Connors\u00a0defeated 36-year-old Navratilova.<\/p>\n
The Czech star was allowed two serves to one and was allowed to play to the doubles court.<\/p>\n
Karsten Braasch vs. Serena and Venus Williams – 1998\u00a0Set 1Karsten Braasch6Serena Williams1<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Set 1Karsten Braasch6Venus Williams2<\/p>\n
Serena and Venus Williams claimed they could beat any man outside the top 200 during the 1998 Australian Open.<\/p>\n
The challenge was accepted by 203rd ranked German player Braasch, who defeated the sisters back-to-back in exhibition matches at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n
Yannick Noah vs. Justine Henin – 2003\u00a0Set 1Set 2Set 3Yannick Noah467Justine Henin646<\/p>\n
In a match that wasn’t serious at all and saw Noah where a dress, the 43-year-old\u00a0retired player defeated 21-year-old Henin.<\/p>\n
Noah mainly played trick shots and slices during the match.<\/p>\n
Johanna Konta vs. Pat Cash – 2017\u00a0Set 1Johanna Konta6Pat Cash3<\/p>\n
Ranked No.9 at the world in time, Konta defeated 52-year-old retired Australian major winner Pat Cash.<\/p>\n
The match was held on indoor carpet at Westfield London Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n
When is the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ between Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka?<\/p>\n
Kyrgios and Sabalenka will compete in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ exhibition tennis match on\u00a0December 28.<\/p>\n
The contest will be held at the 17,000 capacity\u00a0Coca Cola Arena\u00a0in\u00a0Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
What Kyrgios said about the match<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the world number one challenges you, you answer the call,\u201d 30-year-old Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got massive respect for Aryna, she\u2019s a powerhouse and a true champion, but I’ve never backed down from a challenge and I’m not just here to play, I\u2019m here to entertain\u2014Dubai, get ready for a show.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Sabalenka said about the match<\/p>\n
\u201cI have so much respect for Billie Jean King and what she has done for the women\u2019s game,\u201d Sabalenka said on announcement of the season-ending match.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud to represent women\u2019s tennis and to be part of this modern take of the iconic Battle of the Sexes match.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios set to play in a Battle of Sexes match in Dubai, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":{"0":"post-372048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}