The Australian sounded confident that he wouldn’t need to worry about that: “She’s not going to beat me… Do you think I have to try 100 percent?”
Kyrgios first announced the Battle of the Sexes idea on social media back in July, revealing it was something he and Sabalenka had been discussing for a while. The exhibition will come with a few twists: Kyrgios will only get one serve, and his side of the court will be smaller.
As the interview went on, Kyrgios seemed to come around and confirmed that he didn’t intend to give Sabalenka a walkover:
“Definitely, because I’m representing the men’s side,” Kyrgios said, prompting Bublik to joke: “I would not pick you to represent us against her!”
Kyrgios doubled down, even predicting a lopsided outcome. “I’m going to try, I don’t want her to win… I’d say like 6-2, maybe.”
