Aryna Sabalenka will face Nick Kyrgios in December in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis rematch. But the 2025 event has no stakes similar to Billie Jean King's 1973 victory, which advanced the feminist movement and women's equality in sports.

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Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it

Billie Jean King’s 1973 match was about social change. The upcoming Sabalenka-Kyrgios event – with its rules tweaks and its participants’ que...