Iga Swiatek says ladies’s tennis doesn’t want the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and is ready to “stand on its own”.
Nick Kyrgios beat ladies’s world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in December, 52 years after Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs within the unique iteration of the occasion in an enormous increase for the ladies’s sport.
Swiatek, the present world No 2, didn’t see Sabalenka’s match versus Kyrgios in Dubai, telling reporters on the United Cup in Australia, which is stay on Sky Sports activities: “I do not watch stuff like that however for positive it attracted a whole lot of consideration, it was leisure.
“I wouldn’t say it had anything to do with social change or any important topics. The name was the same as the one from the Billie Jean King match in ’73, and that’s it.
“I really feel ladies’s tennis stands by itself proper now. We’ve got so many nice athletes and nice tales to current.
“We don’t necessarily need to compare to men’s tennis and I don’t think there needs to be any [Battle of the Sexes] competition.”
Sabalenka says she desires a rematch with Kyrgios after her straight-sets defeat.
Sabalenka is keen for a rematch with Kyrgios
Swiatek: United Cup is refreshing
Swiatek is taking part in for Poland within the United Cup, which sees every tie function one males’s, one ladies’s and one blended doubles match.
She added: “I think events like the United Cup brings tennis all together. WTA fans and ATP fans can watch this event with so much excitement
“Singles gamers that often haven’t got area to play blended doubles collectively taking part in these matches is what makes our sports activities far more attention-grabbing and higher.
“We get so many normal tournaments on tour that, honestly, it gets boring sometimes, so playing a team event, having that different energy and being able to talk to different people, I think is great and really refreshing.
“I’ll at all times select the United Cup.”
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