Overview
- The one-off match is scheduled for Sunday at 16:45 and will stream on Sporteurope.tv from Dubai’s 13,000-seat Coca-Cola Arena.
- Organisers announced special rules to balance play, including a nine percent smaller court on Sabalenka’s side, only one serve for each player, and a match tiebreak if a third set is needed.
- King told the BBC the original 1973 showdown was about social and political change and said this iteration is not the same.
- Rennae Stubbs questioned the event’s motives, saying it is staged for money and noting both players are represented by the same management agency.
- Kyrgios said negative comments only boost attention while Sabalenka urged fans to enjoy the show, with the world No. 1 coming off a 2025 US Open title and Kyrgios currently ranked around 671 after injuries.