Overview
- Organizers confirmed the exhibition for December 28 at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena.
- The match will be two sets with a first-to-10 tiebreak if split, both players get one serve per point, and Sabalenka’s side of the court will be nine percent smaller to limit Kyrgios’s hitting space.
- Sabalenka says she accepts the responsibility of the showcase for women’s tennis and vows to compete at full intensity.
- She has talked about enlisting Novak Djokovic in her box to ratchet up pressure on Kyrgios and has framed the matchup as a lose-lose scenario for him.
- Kyrgios, down to No. 652 after injuries, says he is confident yet respectful of Sabalenka’s power and insists he will be fully prepared.