DUBAI, Feb 19 — US Open champion Coco Gauff said on Monday tennis can follow basketball’s example and have men facing women in specialised contests such as Serena Williams and Australian Nick Kyrgios in serve targets.

Gauff was speaking after Stephen Curry sank his last four shots from the right corner to defeat Sabrina Ionescu 29-26 in a 3-point NBA-Women’s NBA Challenge on Saturday at NBA All-Star weekend.