Jannik Sinner and the tennis elite at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh

After the Shanghai Masters, Jannik Sinner has to prepare immediately to fly to Saudi Arabia. He will be there from October 16th to 19th Six Kings Slam In Riyadh Take part in a tournament outside the ATP circuit. It doesn’t count for the ranking, the opponents are strong, but there is a positive aspect: The prize money for the winner is 6 million euros, the highest in the history of tennis. In addition to the South Tyrolean – who will end the year at number 1 in the world rankings – there will also be Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Rafael Nadal who recently announced his retirement from tennis after this tournament and the Davis Cup Finals.

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The prize money

A lot of money to draw more and more attention from the tennis world to Saudi Arabia. If the final prize money of the Six Kings Slam fur sinner And the other thing that is tempting is that the minimum participation fee is also very inviting: around 1.5 million euros guaranteed. Saudi ambitions are intensifying. The match took place at the end of 2023 Djokovic-Alcaraz within the framework of the Ryadh season instead, to which also the Italian Super Cup in football heard in January 2024. The Next Gen ATP Finals have been taking place in Jeddah since 2023 and the country has hired Rafa Nadal as an ambassador for its tennis federation. At the same time, work is underway to set up a Masters 1000 in the capital Riyadh from 2025, which will take place before the Australian Open.

The trick

It worked at the beginning of 2024 ATPThe governing body of professional tennis worldwide introduced new rules that would ban players from taking part in unofficial tournaments that last three or more consecutive days. Therefore died General Entertainment AuthorityA Saudi government department responsible for the entertainment industry found a way around it. Participants will not compete for more than two days in a row. The date was also well chosen. Only two ATP 250 tournaments are taking place at the same time, the one in Stockholm and the one in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In tournaments of this level, participation of the top 30 players in the ranking is not binding.

Six Kings Slam program

Quarterfinals October 16, 2024 – time to be determined Medvedev-Sinner

Quarterfinals October 16, 2024 – time to be determined Rune-Alcaraz

Semi-final October 17th, 2024 – time to be determined Djokovic-Medvedev/Sinner

Semi-final October 17th, 2024 – time to be determined Nadal-Rune/Alcaraz

Game for 3rd/4th place October 19th, 2024

Final 1/2 October 19, 2024

Woman can see it

The Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, involving Jannik Sinner and five other big names in world tennis, will be shown live on Supertennis, channel 64 of digital terrestrial television and on Sky Sport. Also streaming on DAZN, exceptionally accessible free of charge.