‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match was a farce perfect for panto season but mismatch does have one positive

PANTO season is in full swing – and peaked on Sunday afternoon as the world’s greatest female tennis player was comprehensively trounced by a bloke limping. “She’s behind you!” couldn’t have been more apt. Unequivocally, though, it did prove once and for all that men should not compete in women’s sport. Game, set and match,...