How to watch Battle of the Sexes live on TV or stream in UK, USA and Australia featuring Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios
Tennis NewsThursday, 25 December 2025 at 03:30
The Battle of the Sexes is set to take place on December 28 at the Coca Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE. It will pitch the world number one Aryna Sabalenka against Nick Kyrgios in the controversial exhibition clash.
The duo have both been relatively confident on their chances in their matchup, inspired by its birth back in 1973. Fromer world number one Bobby Riggs challenged Margaret Court to a tennis match. The result went resoundingly his way, leading to a repeat later that year but with the legendary Billie Jean King taking him on. In a match that saw 90 million people watch worldwide, King clinched a historic victory over Riggs, defeating him 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a huge moment for women's tennis and sport.
This is the fourth edition of the event, with both players going into it with fighting talk smeared by a lot of different views from tennis fans and pundits. While Kyrgios goes into it as the favourite, he will have some things against him. The first is his lack of game time. The Aussie recently returned to action after another injury stricken year. He has played in two singles matches in the USA, losing both against Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul, while competing in a host of doubles matches in the World Tennis League enroute to winning the event with the Kites.
While his match fitness and sharpness may be down, he will also have to get used to a smaller court to aim for. Sabalenka's side of the court will be 9% smaller with them only allowed to use one serve, boosting the chances of a double fault throughout.
On top of that, he will have to contend with the four-time Grand Slam champion, who in turn is no slouch. In 2025 she made three Grand Slam finals and the WTA Finals final, only coming out on top in the US Open. She is the undisputed number one on the WTA, and has been for over a year.
The match will be taken place over three sets, with a 10-point tie-break needed if the pair have both got a set on the board.
How and where to watch
The Battle of the Sexes will be broadcasted by the BBC for the UK tennis fans to watch. It will commence from 15:45 BST on BBC one with Claire Balding hosting and Andrew Cotter leading commentary on procedures in Dubai.
Over in Kyrgios's native land, his fans from Australia can watch the former Australian Open Grand Slam doubles champion compete against the two-time major champion in Melbourne exclusively on Stan Sport.
In the USA among other countries, the Tennis Channel App will broadcast live action. As per Tennis Channel, their international app has been discontinued for the time being in certain regions but it can still be found through a variety of ways including in the UK to watch the event if not on the dedicated channel in the States.
Where can you continue streaming Tennis Channel?
Amazon Prime
- Open the Prime Video app or visit the Amazon Prime Video website
- Navigate to the Live TV section
- Select Sports from the categories
- Scroll to find and select Tennis Channel
LG (LG Channels / LG TV Plus)
- Turn on your LG Smart TV
- Press the Home button on your remote
- Launch the LG Channels app or select Live TV from the launcher bar
- Browse the channel guide or use the search function to find and select Tennis Channel
Rakuten TV (UK)
- Open the Rakuten TV app or visit rakuten.tv
- Navigate to the “Live TV” section
- Select "Sports" under the favourites tab on the left side and then scroll through the channel guide or use search to find Tennis Channel
Samsung (Samsung TV Plus)
- Turn on your Samsung Smart TV
- Launch Samsung TV Plus using the remote button or from the Home menu
- Navigate the channel guide or use the search function
- Select Tennis Channel
FreeLiveSports (SportTribal)
- Open the "FLS - Live Sports" app or visit watch.freelivesports.tv
- Select "Racquet" from the featured categories
- Scroll to find and select Tennis Channel
NetgemTV (SportTribal)
TCL (TCL Channel / Free TV)
- Turn on your TCL TV (Note: Steps may vary slightly by operating system, e.g., Roku or Google TV)
- Press the Home button and open the “Live TV” or “TCL Channel” app
- Use the channel guide to find and select Tennis Channel
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