Iga Swiatek says ladies’s tennis does now not want the ‘Struggle of the Sexes’ and is in a position to “stand by itself”.
Nick Kyrgios beat women’s world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in December, 52 years after Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs within the unique iteration of the development in an enormous spice up for the ladies’s recreation.
Swiatek, the present global No 2, didn’t see Sabalenka’s match versus Kyrgios in Dubai, telling newshounds on the United Cup in Australia, which is live on Sky Sports: “I do not watch stuff like that however needless to say it attracted numerous consideration, it used to be leisure.
Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka embody after the previous beat the latter within the 2025 ‘Struggle of the Sexes’
“I would not say it had anything else to do with social trade or any vital subjects. The identify used to be the similar as the only from the Billie Jean King fit in ’73, and that is the reason it.
“I believe ladies’s tennis stands by itself at the moment. Now we have such a lot of nice athletes and nice tales to provide.
“We do not essentially wish to examine to males’s tennis and I do not believe there must be any [Battle of the Sexes] pageant.”
Sabalenka says she wants a rematch with Kyrgios after her straight-sets defeat.
Sabalenka is longing for a rematch with Kyrgios
Swiatek: United Cup is refreshing
Swiatek is enjoying for Poland within the United Cup, which sees every tie function one males’s, one ladies’s and one combined doubles fit.
She added: “I feel occasions just like the United Cup brings tennis all in combination. WTA fanatics and ATP fanatics can watch this tournament with such a lot pleasure
“Singles gamers that normally should not have house to play combined doubles in combination enjoying those suits is what makes our recreation a lot more attention-grabbing and higher.
“We get such a lot of standard tournaments on excursion that, truthfully, it will get dull every so often, so enjoying a staff tournament, having that other power and with the ability to communicate to other other folks, I feel is excellent and in point of fact refreshing.
“I will be able to at all times make a selection the United Cup.”
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