Swiatek: Women’s tennis does not need ‘Battle of the Sexes’

January 5, 2026

Iga Swiatek did not watch Aryna Sabalenka take on Nick Kyrgios in Dubai and does not feel women’s tennis requires such events; world No 2 said: “We have so many great athletes and great stories to present”; Swiatek is playing for Poland in United Cup in Australia, live on Sky Sports

Iga Swiatek says women’s tennis does not need the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and is able to “stand on its own.”

Nick Kyrgios beat women’s world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in December, 52 years after Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the original iteration of the event in a huge boost for the women’s game and its fight for greater equality. Sky Sports