RIYADH. Jannik Sinner he landed with his team in Saudi Arabia, ready to play the Six Kings Slam. Arrived in Riyadh, the no. 1 in the world was welcomed with a welcome ceremony among flowers, smiles and local drinks. There will be six champions who will compete at the “Six Kings Slam” in the richest exhibition ever: the prize money up for grabs, in fact, far exceeds that of every scheduled Slam tournament, with its 6 million dollars reserved for the winner.
In addition to Sinner there will also be on the pitch Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal who announced his farewell to tennis at the end of the season, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune. The scoreboard foresees the entry directly into the semifinals of Djokovic and Nadal, and consequently two quarter-finals which will define the challengers. These two matches are scheduled for tomorrow: at 6.30 pm Italian time Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev will compete a few days before the quarter-final of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.
The winner of Sinner-Medvedev will play in the semi-final against Novak Djokovic. The second quarter-final will be played not before 9pm tomorrow, i.e. the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune. The match will decide Rafa Nadal’s opponent in the semifinals. The semi-finals will be played on October 17th, the finals for third place and the title will be played on the 19th.