Aryna Sabalenka is the best tennis player in the world. Now she’s playing against a man – and can actually only lose. In contrast to her famous predecessor.
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What is Aryna Sabalenka thinking? It’s not just tennis experts who ask themselves this question. Because the Belarusian professional player was drawn into a special kind of competition – that between a man and a woman. Specifically: a tennis match against the scandalous player Nick Kyrgios.
Sabalenka has been leading the world rankings in women’s tennis for more than a year and was recently named Player of the Year 2025. Her opponent Nick Kyrgios, former number 13 in the world, has been permanently injured for three years. The Australian is now only ranked 671st in the world rankings.
