Controversial tennis show event – Saudi Arabia attracts with crazy fees – the stars bite – Sport

Rafael Nadal rises from the ashes as an oversized warrior, Carlos Alcaraz duels with a robot as a cyborg, and Novak Djokovic attacks as the lord of the wolves – the organizers of the “Six Kings Slam” have created a first eye-catcher with the trailer in cinema design.

The event in Saudi Arabia (October 16-19), which promises excessive prize money, remains controversial. “Nobody cares about that,” said former professional Andy Murray about the tournament.

Winner gets 6 million.

Each of the 6 players (in addition to Nadal, Alcaraz and Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune are also there) will reportedly receive at least 1.5 million US dollars for their participation, with the winner winning 6 million US dollars. – That is twice as much as Sinner received for his victory at the US Open.

The desert state has been pumping ridiculous sums of money into sport for years, and tennis has recently been one of the priority goals. Critics accuse the country of wanting to use “sportswashing” to cover up mistakes such as human rights violations.