The Six Kings Slam continues to generate several speculations

The ATP season is in its final stretch and a number of prestigious titles are yet to be awarded. There will be the Masters 1000 in Shanghai And Paris-Bercybefore the Nitto ATP final in Turin. After the Shanghai tournament, some of the tour’s top players will fly to Saudi Arabia for the ‘Six Kings Slam‘ from October 16-19.

Participants will be Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev And Holger Rune. Players will earn $1.5 million for their presence on the field alone, while the winner of the event will receive a dream prize money of $6 million. This event once again demonstrates Saudi Arabia’s interest in entering the tennis world as it can offer much higher figures even at the Grand Slam tournaments. According to many insiders, Saudi Arabia is in negotiations with ATP to organize a Masters 1000 early this year.

To promote the ‘Six Kings Slam’ a very suggestive and spectacular trailer was released, in which players are presented as superheroes. Djokovic and Nadal have already qualified for the semi-finals, while in the quarter-finals they will face Sinner vs. Medvedev and Alcaraz vs. Rune.

The Serbian top player and the Spanish champion, as the players with the most titles in the group, have already qualified for the semi-finals and are therefore guaranteed to be present in at least two matches (there will also be a final for the third and fourth matches). place). After the release of the trailer for this event, there were all kinds of reactions on social media. The Six Kings Slam will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from October 16 to 19. An event that does not award ATP points, but a large prize pool for the six participants, who are guaranteed 1.5 million dollars for participation alone the winner collecting $6 million.

An incredible prize money

The ground floor will of course be first class and can count on the best tennis players on the circuit. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, world number 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will be present. This tournament is scheduled the week after the Shanghai Masters 1000 in China and the first indoor end-of-season events in Europe. In the last few hours, the draw of the tournament has also been revealed, which guarantees spectators matches of the highest level, between champions who have already made history, such as Djokovic and Nadal, and other young champions who have won many titles.

This kind of competition, which is nothing more than pure performance, does not appeal to everyone. One is the “recently retired” Andy Murraywho joked with his compatriot Liam Broadywho makes his unmistakable statement about the Six Kings Slam. The four-time Slam champion used “strong” words on social media that leave no room for interpretation: “Just that it is not a movie and that you are not going to watch it because it is a tennis exhibition that interests no one” he said on X.

This year a new competition will take place, which arouses so much curiosity among fans and insiders. It’s the Six Kings Slam. The exhibition event, held in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, will not award ATP points but will distribute among the six participants a very rich prize pool: 1.5 million euros just for participation with the winner collecting 6 million dollars.

Staggering figures that have naturally led to much discussion. The cast is of the highest level and will count on the best tennis players in circulation. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, world number 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will be present.

Lots of controversies

This tournament is scheduled the week after the Shanghai Masters 1000 in China and the first indoor end-of-season events in Europe. In the last few hours, the draw of the tournament has also been revealed, which guarantees spectators matches of an astonishing level, between champions who have already written the history of this sport and others who are currently writing about it.

To former Scottish champion Murray’s comments, it was also added that: Corentin Moutet who spoke with irony through the microphones of Le Parisien about the event and the promotional video they made to present the participants: “Actually, this year the teaser is more expensive than my prize money,” he joked about X. Corentin’s prize money throughout his career has been $587,500 to date. The theme of exhibitions has been a big topic lately after players like Alcaraz and Zverev complained that the ATP calendar was too long. US Open finalist Taylor Fritz also spoke on this topic and said that exhibitions are much less strenuous than official events.