Kyrgios, Sabalenka hit back at critics over 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition

Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in straight sets, with both questioning why there is 'negativity' towards the showdown

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00:00I mean I don't understand as to why

00:02we had a small comment about

00:05this event months ago

00:07and it's all that was talked about

00:09and there was so much negativity

00:11and I think it's actually just you guys

00:13first of all the media loves to spread

00:15negativity for some dumb reason

00:16and the hate

00:19towards me wanting to go out

00:21there and challenge myself and play such a great

00:23player like Ireno, you guys actually

00:25do it, I mean I don't do it

00:28I love

00:29was always about this. I would love to do these events more. I think more events

00:32should be mixed.

00:34I felt like how we can be sore from our sport and i don't see how we can be bad, how

00:41we can talk negative about this. I think the idea behind it is to help После

00:46important grow and show tennis from different sides. Tennis events can be

00:51أنها تكون موضوعاً وموضوعاً وموضوعاً

00:56وموضوعاً لدى المشاهدة

00:59لأنني تقوم باهتمام المشاهدة

01:03الذي ترده انتظاره

01:06لما ذلك التالي

01:09كما ترده