Why the 2025 Battle of the Sexes has divided tennis: Billie Jean King, Emma Raducanu and more on the threats Aryna Sabalenka will face against Nick Kyrgios on and off the court, from patronising rules to vile abuse - and a fatal flaw if she wins

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Why the 2025 Battle of the Sexes has divided tennis: Billie Jean King, Emma Raducanu and more on the threats Aryna Sabalenka will face against Nick Kyrgios on and off the court, from patronising rules to vile abuse - and a fatal flaw if she wins

Sunday 28th December 2025, 2:00AM

Though the 27-year-old Belarusian has said she sees herself as a carrier of King's torch on Sunday, many women feel she is putting commercial gain above the credibility of their game.

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