The tennis world loves a spectacle, but it loves a controversy even more. And when Nick Kyrgios and Aryna Sabalenka announced their much-anticipated Battle of the Sexes exhibition, excitement quickly turned into a storm of opinions. Legends like Billie Jean King and several pundits raised their eyebrows, questioning the motives, the message, and the very idea behind reviving such a matchup in modern tennis. But if there’s one player who never shies away from a storm, it’s Nick Kyrgios.

As the noise grew louder – accusations of gimmickry, concerns about optics, debates about gender dynamics – the Australian maverick stepped forward with the kind of blunt honesty only he can deliver. Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who had defeated self-proclaimed chauvinist Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in Hou

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