Aryna Sabalenka will close its second consecutive year as number one in the world. In 2025, it was enough for him to win only one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, winning the US Open after losing the finals in Australia and Paris, in addition to making the semifinals at Wimbledon. In addition, she won the WTA 1000 titles in Miami and Madrid.
Without strong competition since she lost the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia to Rybakina at the beginning of November, the Belarusian has been involved in different exhibitions around the world and In two weeks he will say goodbye to the year by beating Australian Nick Kyrgios in The Battle of the Sexesin Dubai.
After playing another exhibition against Naomi Osaka in New York, Sabalenka visited Jimmy Fallon’s show and made it clear that she does not feel any pressure ahead of the event that will be held on December 28. “I like to challenge myself and play against a male athlete, against Nick, it is a great challenge. We are taking tennis to the next level. The visibility it has already is incredible, many people will come to see us”said.
And he announced: “It is a historic moment, but we do it for fun, to help tennis grow. It will be a high-level match in which I am going to beat him, one hundred percent. They don’t understand how stressed he is. I can only win, I really want to.”
Sabalenka was already Kyrgios’ rival in mixed doubles, in New York. (Getty).
Kyrgios acknowledged his nervousness
The always controversial Nick Kyrgios also referred to The Battle of the Sexes that he will star in in Dubai and how worried he is that he will not be able to prevail over Sabalenka’s talent. “I am clear that she is a very dangerous tennis player for many men in the top-100.”and that I will need to give everything to win. “I have been going through difficult times in my career for some time and I have no doubt that Aryna is capable of beating me,” he acknowledged.
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And he added: “It is going to be a great show and I am clear that it will be a match that generates much more interest than many in the regular season on the ATP circuit. For me it is an honor to share the court with her and I am clear that I am going to get very nervous, because it is a great challenge to face Sabalenkabut also a great motivation.”
In summary
Aryna Sabalenka will face Nick Kyrgios in Dubai next December 28.
The Belarusian is closing her second consecutive year as number 1 in the world
It’s 2025 won the US Open and reached the finals in Australia and Roland Garros, in addition to making the semifinals at Wimbledon.
