India, Dec. 28 -- Women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is set to face former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in a highly anticipated 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition match at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Sunday. The one-off contest is being billed as a modern-day sequel to the iconic 1973 "Battle of the Sexes," where Billie Jean King famously defeated Bobby Riggs, a moment that reshaped conversations around gender equality in sport.

Kyrgios, who's currently ranked No. 673 on the men's tour, threw the challenge at Sabalenka during the US Open in September this year. In an interview, he had said that he could beat the Belarusian without having to try "100 per cent to win". He even said that women cannot return professional men's serves....