Six of the top tennis stars on the ATP Tour will be in action at the Six Kings Slam, an exhibition event that will be played from October 16-19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
What is the Six Kings Slam?
It is a single-elimination tournament, with two of the six players getting first-round byes (Novak and Rafa). There will be two matches played on both of the first two days, followed by a rest day, and then the 3rd-place match and final on October 19.
Who is playing the Six Kings Slam?
The six players competing at the Six Kings Slam are Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune. That is four of the top five in the ATP rankings, including current world no.1 Sinner.
Djokovic and Nadal have both got first-round byes, meaning they will play their opening matches on October 17.
Schedule:
October 16: Medvedev vs Sinner, Rune vs Alcaraz
October 17: Djokovic vs Medvedev or Sinner, Nadal vs Rune or Alcaraz
October 19: Third-place match, Final
Watch the five-minute promotion video, directed by Los Angeles-based film company Los Perez. All six players feature in various roles, and Novak is in the wilderness with wolves.
