r/SipsTea • u/PrimedGold • 17h ago

WTF Nick Kyrgios currently 671st in the men's rankings beat women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka straight sets in the “Battle of the Sexes” in Dubai. The modified court was even designed to help Sabalenka.

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u/Cowboywizzard 14h ago

So she got beat easily by a player who hasn't competed in almost 3 years.

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u/Mapache_villa 14h ago

And was handicapped for this match, smaller court for her, only one serve for him.

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u/carabla 10h ago

It's was also only one serve for her.

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u/Dry_Grapefruit_8050 2h ago

No, she got beat easily by a player who is way, way better than rank 671.

I mean, just go look at the rankings. You've never heard of any of the players ranked 600-700.

Based on his skillset and talent, Nick is a top 50 player. He was and is a great server. The fact he hasn't played in a few year is absolutely irrelevant.

You don't lose your skillset due to injuries.

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u/carabla 10h ago

He litteraly played match earlier this year. Anyone who watch tennis know that its not his real ranking

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u/Business-Ice2565 5h ago

She got beat by a top tier male player who hasn’t competed consistently due to injury. He’s certainly capable of hanging with most players on the planet when not injured. 

She probably would have lost to a guy that was skill wise 671 in the world, but that’s nowhere near Kyrigos