The world’s top-ranked female tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka, will face enigmatic Australian Nick Kyrgios in a “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match in Dubai on December 28, as announced by the organisers on Tuesday.

Kyrgios, who achieved a career high of 13th in 2016, has participated in just five matches this year after coming back from a lengthy wrist injury that sidelined him for 18 months. He has not competed on the ATP Tour since his defeat in the second round of the Miami Open in March. Kyrgios is perhaps more widely known for his commentary and social media presence, given his lack of recent matches.

Sabalenka, 27, will go head-to-head with Kyrgios at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai in a modern version of tennis legend Billie Jean King’s iconic 1973 face-off against fellow Amer

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