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Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ promised ‘a show’ it did not deliver

It was early in the second set when the television cameras on the U.K. broadcast started glitching and freezing, leaving Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios’ self-styled ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in Dubai behind an interstitial. After a couple of minutes and a few more isolated interruptions, the broadcast resumed, with similar problems on the U.S. broadcast on the Tennis Channel. The women’s world No. 1 and the 2022 Wimbledon men’s singles finalist, who had spent the lead-up eliding criticism of the e

The most bizarre moments from the ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Was this ever going to be a proper dust-up in Dubai? Aryna Sabalenka versus Nick Kyrgios in the “Battle of the Sexes” – which the Australian won 6-3, 6-3 – felt very much like an exhibition event from the get-go. So in that spirit, there were plenty of strikingly odd moments to absorb during the contest.

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