Jannik Sinner He is the first champion of the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2024/02/a-new-exhibition-tournament-in-saudi-arabia-with-novak-djokovic-and-rafael-nadal/" title="A new exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal”>Six Kings Slamthe exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia that has come to stay. The astronomical financial figures that have been distributed among tennis players have managed to convince the best athletes to compete in a tournament that, after all, does not add points to the ATP ranking.
The Italian tennis player has pocketed a prize never seen before in the history of tennis, nothing more and nothing less than 6 million dollarswhile the rest of the participants just for playing had 1.5 million dollars insured.
The transalpine team reached the final after eliminating Casper Runne in the first match, while Alcaraz did the same with Medvedev. Rafa Nadal y Novak Djokovic They were invited to the tournament and faced their generational replacements in the semifinals.
Alcaraz He showed why he is one of the best tennis players in the world and did not give any option to Nadalwhile Sinner He suffered more to get into the final, but ended up winning against the Serbian Novak Djokovic.
The final was all one ode to tennis. Two tennis players who fought for victory as if it were a Grand Slam. Alcaraz and Sinner left everything on the court and the result was a real great game.
Saudi Arabia and tennis
The 6 million dollars that Jannik Sinner has won triple the prize received by the winner of the US Openthe Grand Slam with the largest budget on the entire circuit. This format that has brought with it Saudi Arabia has offered a show that seems hopeless that it will not be in force again next season.
The Six Kings Slam represents the culmination of this expansion strategy in the world of sports, with a view to organizing larger tournaments in the future, such as a Masters 1.000.
