US EditionSwiatek Rejects 'Battle of the Sexes' and Backs Mixed Team Events
Swiatek said women’s tennis stands on its own and prefers mixed-team events like the United Cup, calling the Dubai exhibition entertainment without social change impact.
- On Saturday in Sydney, six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek rejected the 'Battle of the Sexes' label, stating women's tennis has nothing more to prove, and backed the United Cup.
- A week ago in Dubai, world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Nick Kyrgios played a highly publicised exhibition where Sabalenka's court was reduced by nine percent and Kyrgios won 6-3, 6-3.
- The United Cup format includes one men's and one women's singles plus mixed doubles, with group winners in Perth and Sydney advancing to quarterfinals, and Swiatek praised it for letting singles players try mixed doubles.
- Swiatek signalled willingness to play mixed-team matches by saying `I think I would definitely do it again` and argued `Honestly, there doesn't need to be any competition`, Swiatek said.
- Historically, the 1973 Battle of the Sexes saw Billie Jean King's nascent women's tour fight for legitimacy and prize money, while observers said the Dubai exhibition showed changed context and stakes.
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Sydney. Iga Swiatek was forceful in referring to the “Battle of the sexes” between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios. The Polish woman, ranked second in the world rankings, rejected the need to compare the female circuit with the male one, claiming that the tennis practiced by women possesses prominent figures and an essence distinct from parallelisms with the male branch.
A week after the high-profile match between Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Nick Kyrgio, Polish Iga Swiatek disapproves of the move.
Iga Swiatek Dismisses Controversial ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Tennis Match
Tennis star Iga Swiatek did not mince words when talking about the controversial “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios. While attending a press conference before the United Cup in Australia on Friday, January 2, the six-time Grand Slam champion said the questionable match was not necessary because “women’s tennis stands on its own,” adding that the match — played on December 28 in Dubai — didn’t have anythin…
The “Battle of the Sex” between tennis players Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios continues to generate noise among his colleagues. This Saturday, the world’s No.2, Iga Swiatek, made it clear that female tennis “does not need” this type of event as it stands “by itself.” “We have so many great players and formidable stories to put into value that we don’t need to compare ourselves to male tennis. Honestly, no such competition is needed,” the winne…
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