Aryna Sabalenka seeks revenge after tough loss

And portion galore successful the tennis nationalist reacted somewhat negatively to the clash betwixt Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios, the actors themselves of the accumulation successful Dubai, known arsenic the 'Battle of the Sexes', expressed their restitution with however everything went.

In Dubai, Nick defeated the world's champion tennis subordinate Arina 6:3, 6:3. Although the Belarusian broke the Australian's service 3 times, she mislaid it six times. All successful all, it was a regular triumph for the awesome tennis tribunal operator who played his past nonrecreational lucifer successful March this year.

"I felt great. Nick was tense and I was gladsome to spot that. I deliberation the lucifer was of precise bully quality. I played a batch of bully moves and came to the net. Nick served large and played large abbreviated balls. I truly enjoyed it. Next clip against him I cognize what the tactics are, I cognize his strengths and weaknesses. It volition beryllium a amended match," commented the victor of 4 Grand Slams.

It didn't assistance that she could lone service erstwhile alternatively of twice, and her tribunal was 9 percent smaller.

"The tribunal is different, I had to adapt. Playing against a antheral is wholly different. Everything is overmuch faster. This was large grooming for me. A rematch? Oh, yes. I similar revenge and challenges. I would emotion to play against him again," added the young champion.

Rematch

Kyrgios besides expressed his tendency for a rematch:

"I anticipation we play again. It was a pugnacious match. She is simply a champion, a Grand Slam winner. I didn't cognize what to expect. She broke maine excessively galore times. I'm not the champion, it's Arina who has shown that she tin play astatine a precise precocious level."

The Australian added:

"I don't deliberation galore radical would similar to beryllium successful my shoes today. Arina was a large challenge. It could person been anything. I was nervous. I haven't played for six months."

After the match, some showed respect for each different and were pleased to person had the accidental to compete. Judging by their statements, a rematch successful the aboriginal is inevitable, and fans volition surely beryllium eagerly awaiting it.