Kyrgios defeats Sabalenka in Battle of the Sexes tennis match

[Gollum]

World #673 man who is also semi-retired (last played in early 2021) and unfit for pro circuit, was gassed after 4 games here. 

 

vs

 

Women's World #1, who just won USO a couple of months back

 

Both had only 1 serve each, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to touch his monster 1st serve. Court was also 9% smaller on her side accounting for difference in speed between men and women pro players...also smaller target to hit for the man. 

 

6-3, 6-3 win to Kyrgios who also resorted to buffoonery in 2nd set

 

Worst advertisement for women's sport, made a mockery of WTA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2025 by Gollum

[Gollum]

This is worse than 15 year old Indian, Yuki Bhambri beating women's #1 Sharapova in a practice set in Australian Open a decade and a half back. That wasn't televised. 

 

Wonder how much Sabalenka sold out for? Dubai Sheikhs only can indulge in such tacky nonsense. 

Edited December 29, 2025 by Gollum

[Tillu]

We can say whatever we want but this is pure entertainment. Want something like this to happen in cricket as well. With good pay, the Aussie women's team atleast might agree to it. Just give them a 500 total and make them defend it in an ODI or a 300 in a T20.

Edited December 29, 2025 by Tillu

[randomGuy]

According to ChatGPT 

 

Notable West Asian Players 

Men’s (ATP):

Abdullah Shelbayh (Jordan) – around ATP No. 295 (Dec 1, 2025).

Hazem Naw (Syria) – ranking significantly lower, around No. 1225 (Oct 2025).

 

Maybe she can beat hazem naw...2nd highest rated player from West Asia.

 

But arabs won't risk the humiliation. 

 

Good match none the less.

[randomGuy]

40 minutes ago, Tillu said:

We can say whatever we want but this is pure entertainment. Want something like this to happen in cricket as well. With good pay, the Aussie women's team atleast might agree to it. Just give them a 500 total and make them defend it in an ODI or a 300 in a T20.

Yes, women can't make 50 runs against men in any format...aur 90mph ke against sabhi retired hurt.

[ravishingravi]

Wasn't this done few decades back ? Maybe it was Navratilova or Steffi. Not sure. 

[randomGuy]

3 minutes ago, ravishingravi said:

Wasn't this done few decades back ? Maybe it was Navratilova or Steffi. Not sure. 

Iirc williams sisters...one sister lost 6-1, other 6-0, to a heavy smoker at the end of his career.

[ravishingravi]

Barely broke sweat. 

[bharathh]

Equal pay in Tennis is a fraud. At least make the women pay 5 sets in the grand slams. 

 

Same in cricket. They pull in the boundaries by 20m - even in India!

[ravishingravi]

5 minutes ago, bharathh said:

Equal pay in Tennis is a fraud. At least make the women pay 5 sets in the grand slams. 

 

Same in cricket. They pull in the boundaries by 20m - even in India!

 

To be honest, I was only watching the female player here. 

[Tillu]

11 minutes ago, bharathh said:

Equal pay in Tennis is a fraud. At least make the women pay 5 sets in the grand slams. 

 

Same in cricket. They pull in the boundaries by 20m - even in India!

 

It's more about popularity than how hard they play. If women's tennis is as popular as men's, they will definitely get equal pay.

[bsriharsha]

If Serena and Venus couldn't beat a men's 200th ranked tennis player.

[bharathh]

25 minutes ago, Tillu said:

 

It's more about popularity than how hard they play. If women's tennis is as popular as men's, they will definitely get equal pay.

 

It used to be at one pt with the Williams, Sherapova, Clijsters etc. Tbh Tennis has lost a lot of its appeal from the 2000s. 

 

[coffee_rules]

50 minutes ago, ravishingravi said:

 

To be honest, I was only watching the female player here. 

Once a Turkey, always a Turkey

[coffee_rules]

1 hour ago, ravishingravi said:

Wasn't this done few decades back ? Maybe it was Navratilova or Steffi. Not sure. 

1992 

The "Martina vs. Jimmy Connors" refers to their famous 1992 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in Las Vegas, where Connors, using handicaps like one serve and enlarged court for Martina, won 7-5, 6-2, becoming the last such cross-gender match and a huge pay-per-view spectacle. Connors, a veteran, overcame an early deficit, while Martina, though playing well, struggled with double faults, leading to her relief and Connors' big win, cementing their legendary status in tennis history. 

 

 

 

[kepler37b]

Arab sheik's trolling the greatest 'product' of  western civilization. .

 

May Allah grant them place in heaven.

 

 

 

[randomGuy]

2 hours ago, randomGuy said:

Iirc williams sisters...one sister lost 6-1, other 6-0, to a heavy smoker at the end of his career.

ChatGPT reply to this post

 

"Player: Karsten Braasch (Germany), men’s world No. 203 at the time

Year & place: 1998 Australian Open, practice session

Match type: Informal practice sets, not a tournament match

Scores:

Beat Serena Williams 6–1

Beat Venus Williams 6–2 (not 6–0)

About the “heavy smoker” part

Braasch was known for an unathletic lifestyle—he smoked, drank beer, didn’t train like a pro.

He even joked that he had smoked and drunk before the match.

But he was not at the end of his career, and still a fully capable ATP professional"

[G_B_]

I have a daughter.

 

Will tell her men and women are different. Men are much more physical. Note that when you are walking alone.

 

100% men deserve more money. 

[Vickydev]

The organisers wanted a similar one for Cricket. They approached Smriti Mandhana and Yuzvendar Chahal

 

Smriti declined the offer as the organizers wanted to give Chahal the 45 yards boundary when he bats...She wanted him to have 30

[coffee_rules]

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