The ATP season is in its final part, with some prestigious titles yet to be awarded. There will be the Masters 1000 in Shanghai and Paris-Bercy, before the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. After the Shanghai tournament, some of the best players on the tour will fly to Saudi Arabia for the 'Six Kings Slam' from 16-19 October.
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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 pitch alone, while the winner of the event will receive a dream prize money of $6 million. This event once again demonstrates the interest of Saudi Arabia to enter the world of tennis, being able to 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 at the beginning of the year.
To promote the 'Six Kings Slam' was released a really suggestive and spectacular trailer, in which players are presented as superheroes. Djokovic and Nadal are already qualified for the semi-finals, while in the quarterfinals they will face Sinner vs. Medvedev and Alcaraz vs. Rune.
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The Serbian ace and the Spanish champion are already qualified for the semi-finals being the players with more titles in the group and - this way - their presence is guaranteed in at least two matches (there will also be a final for the third and fourth place). After the release of the trailer for this event, there were all kinds of reactions on social media. From 16 to 19 October, the Six Kings Slam will be staged in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An event that will not give ATP points, but a large prize pool to the six participants who will have guaranteed 1.5 million dollars only for participation with the winner who will collect 6 million dollars.
An incredible prize money
The parterre will be obviously first class and can count on all the best tennis players in circulation in the circuit. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, world number 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will be present. This tournament will be scheduled in the week after the Shanghai Masters 1000 in China and the first indoor end-of-season events in Europe. In recent hours has also been revealed the tournament draw, which will guarantee its spectators matches of the highest level, between champions who have already made history, such as Djokovic and Nadal, and others young champions who won a lot of titles.
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This kind of competition, which is nothing but pure performance, does not please everyone. One of these is the "recently retired" Andy Murray, who joked with his compatriot Liam Broady, saying his unmistakable about the Six Kings Slam. The four-time champion Slam on social media used "strong" words that leave no room for interpretation: "Only that it is not a movie and you will not watch because it is a tennis exhibition that does not interest anyone," he said on X.
This year will be staged a new competition, which is arousing so much curiosity among fans and insiders. Its the Six Kings Slam. The exhibition event, held in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, will not give ATP points, but will distribute to its six participants a very rich prize pool: 1.5 million euros only for participation with the winner who will collect 6 million dollars.
Staggering figures which have obviously caused much discussion. The cast is of the highest level and will count on all the best tennis players in circulation in the circuit. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, world number 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will be present.
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Many controversies
This tournament will be scheduled in the week after the Shanghai Masters 1000 in China and the first indoor end-of-season events in Europe. In recent hours has also been revealed the tournament draw, which will guarantee its spectators matches of amazing level, between champions who have already made history of this sport and others who are writing it at this moment.
To the comment of former Scottish champion Murray was also added that of Corentin Moutet who spoke with irony at the microphones of Le Parisien about the event and the promotional video they made to present the participants: "In fact, the teaser is more expensive than my prize money this year," he joked on X. Corentins prize money in all his career has been $587,500 so far. The theme of exhibitions has been a hugetopic in recent times after players like Alcaraz and Zverev complained about the ATP calendar being too long. US Open finalist Taylor Fritz also spoke on this topic, saying that exhibitions are much less strenuous than official events.
