The freedom to treat a mixed gender match as entertainment is not a step backward, but a hard-earned marker of progress for women.

Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka (6-3, 6-3) in the 2025 edition of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in Dubai. In a sold-out arena lacking atmosphere, Kyrgios emerged victorious from a competitive best-of-three sets contest played with adapted rules.

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Women’s Tennis released its 2026 spring schedule on Tuesday, as announced by head coach Taylor Fogleman.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 01: Aryna Sabalenka poses for a photo with her trophy during the WTA World Number One ceremony on day one of the WTA Finals Riyadh as part of the Hologic WTA Tour 2025 at King Saud University Indoor Arena on November 01 ...

Futterman: The Australian Open women’s semifinal, Madison Keys over Iga Świątek in a deciding tiebreak. A match point saved. The outcome uncertain until the final ball. A player winning a monumental match on her way to fulfilling a life mission. All of it done and dusted in a two-hour-and-35-minute knot of tension.

With women’s tennis being the most famous, fully commercialised women’s sport, can women really beat men in a professional match?

Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turley are a freshman and senior tennis duo for the Aztecs. The fall tennis season just wrapped up and the pair won the ITA championship and are now in the top 25 in the nation in doubles.