The Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios roadshow continued ahead of their controversial Battle of the Sexes clash with the pair appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored as they discussed a wide-ranging list of topics.<\/p>\n
WTA world No 1 Sabalenka will take on former ATP world No 13 on December 28 in Dubai in what they hope will be similar to the original Battle of the Sexes match between Billie Jean King\u2019s and Bobby Riggs back in 1973.<\/p>\n
But while that famous encounter five decades ago paved the way for equal pay for women in Grand Slam matches, the 2025 edition has come in for criticism from many corners, and only recently, broadcaster Katherine Whittaker stated<\/a> \u201cit feels like a dog whistle publicity stunt\u201d as she added that Kyrgios \u201cis choosing to stand for and represent misogyny\u201d.<\/p>\n Of course, in order to get people talking about their \u201cshow\u201d, the two players involved in the match have signed up for various interviews and they got some more airtime on the Piers Morgan show.<\/p>\n And Morgan was always going to bring up controversial topics as he asked Sabalenka<\/a> about transgender women competing in women\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cI have nothing against them, but I feel like they still have a huge advantage over women,\u201d the four-time Grand Slam winner said. \u201cI think it\u2019s just not fair to women to basically face biological men. It\u2019s not fair.<\/p>\n \u201cThe women work their whole life to reach her limit, and then she has to face a man, which is biologically much stronger. So. for me, I don\u2019t agree with this kind of stuff in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked for his thoughts on the subject, Kyrgios stated: \u201cI feel the exact same way.\u201d<\/p>\n Battle Of The Sexes News<\/p>\n Why the \u2018Battle of the Sexes\u2019 showdown could have a negative impact on women\u2019s tennis<\/a><\/p>\n