How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios: Live stream the Battle of the Sexes free from anywhere
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Predicting how the best female player of a sport would fare against their male counterparts has long been a favorite pastime of professional and armchair pundits. Now, tennis fans get to see their speculation satisfied in the so-called Battle of the Sexes 2.0. To make sure you don't miss out on this once-in-a-generation match, follow our guide on how to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios below.
Taking its name from the famous, groundbreaking match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs from 1973, it's a tantalizing prospect for tennis diehards and casual watchers alike — the world number 1 women's player taking on one of the most charismatic and exciting-to-watch players on the men's tour. Aryna Sabalenka finished her ranking-topping season with a second successive US Open victory, confirming that the 27-year-old Belarusian is at the very top of her game.
Unlike that encounter 52 years ago, however, the male participant isn't a professionally retired 55-year-old. Nick Kyrgios may have had his season derailed by injury, but he's a hard-hitting player who made the final of Wimbledon only three years ago. He'll be eager to ensure that he isn't beaten when these two meet on the customized court (Sabalenka's side will be 9% smaller than her opponent's) in the best-of-three set exhibition in Dubai on Sunday.
With free-to-air streamers picking up the action in some parts of the world, we have all the information you need right here to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios. And, if you're away from your country this weekend, we'll explain how using a VPN can help you watch any stream you like.
How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios for free
Tennis fans in the US and UK are among those who get to watch 2025's Battle of the Sexes absolutely free.
In the US, it will stream live on the Tennis Channel 2 website, as well as on a number of free ad-supported streaming television (or FAST) apps. They include the likes of the Roku Channel, Amazon Freevee, Plex, and Vizio Watch Free+.
While in the UK, it will be the BBC iPlayer that carries Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios online. iPlayer is available to watch through your web browser and also has apps for smartphones, tablets, games consoles, and a massive range of streaming devices and Smart TVs.
How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios from anywhere
If you're in the US or UK on December 28, you can count yourself lucky as coverage of Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios will be streamed for free. But if you find yourself overseas on vacation or for business, you'll soon discover that your streams are unavailable due to rights reasons. Thankfully, you can use a VPN (virtual private network) to get around annoying geo-restrictions, so that your laptop, mobile device, or streaming gizmo will think you're back in your home country — thus giving you access to your usual stream.
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How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios in the US
As explained above, this Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios exhibition match will be broadcast on Tennis Channel 2. So if you already have TC2 on your cable plan or thanks to an OTT cord-cutting service, you can watch on TV as normal.
If not, you can still watch the tennis absolutely free. For starters, it will be streamed on the Tennis Channel 2 website. And it will also go out on several FAST services. The Roku Channel, Amazon Freevee, Plex, and Vizio Watch Free+ all carry Tennis Channel 2 and will be showing the tennis live and in full.
How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios in the UK
The Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios match will go out on the free-to-air BBC One in the UK, which means you can also stream it live or on demand thanks to the BBC iPlayer streaming platform. So if you're in the UK and have a TV licence, you'll be able to watch the tennis on TV or online absolutely free!
How to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios in Australia
Australian tennis fans will be able to watch Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios live streams exclusively on the Stan Sport subscription service. The platform covers an ever-expanding array of live sports and costs from $32/month (combining a base Stan subscription of $12/month with the Sport add-on for $20/month).
What are the rules for Sabalenka vs. Kyrgios?
- Best-of-three sets (third set, if required, will be a 10-point tiebreak)
- Only one serve per point
- Court is 9% smaller on Sabalenka's side of the net
What was the original Battle of the Sexes tennis match?
While there have been several exhibition tennis matches over the years featuring a woman playing against a man, the most famous by far is the one that took place between 29-year-old Billie Jean King and 55-year-old Bobby Riggs in Houston, Texas, in 1973. King won the match in three sets: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
The match was thought to have been watched by around 90 million people around the world and earned King a $100,000 prize. It was immortalized in the 2017 film "Battle of the Sexes," starring Emma Stone as King and Steve Carell as Riggs.
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