Overview
- The exhibition is taking place in Dubai and is being broadcast live on SuperTennis on December 28.
- Organisers set special conditions: one serve per player, a 9% smaller half-court for Sabalenka, and a 10-point match tie-break if the sets are split.
- Promoters report a sellout of roughly 17,000 seats at the Coca-Cola Arena, with tickets ranging from about €110 to €1,050.
- Billie Jean King rejects parallels to her 1973 win over Bobby Riggs, and several former players predict Kyrgios would prevail under standard rules.
- Aryna Sabalenka arrives as WTA No. 1 and Nick Kyrgios as ATP No. 671 after injuries, a matchup facilitated by their shared agent, with prize money undisclosed but reported to exceed the 1973 purse.