On Wednesday, the friendly tennis tournament Six Kings Slam will kick off in Riyadh, KSA.
The tournament is part of the ongoing activities of the 2024 Riyadh Season and it will see the participation of six of the biggest tennis stars in the world.
It will also features the iconic Rafael Nadal who announced that he will retire from tennis in November.
Nadal will take part in the Six Kings Slam alongside his long-time rival Novak Djokovic.
Another schedualed names include Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, who is the only non-grand slam champion in the tournament, world's No.1 Jannik Sinner.
The Spanish star, who shared doubles run in the 2024 Paris Games with Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz is also set for the tournament.
The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition tennis tournament and is not sanctioned by the ATP Tour and offers no ranking points.
Huge prize money at the event allocated for the winner alongside a guaranteed participation sum.
Although it follows the traditional tournament formate, The Six Kings Slam gave Djokovic and Nadal a ticket into the semi-finals and has placed the pair on separate sides of the main draw.
The draw of the tournament is as follows:
Quarter-final 1 – October 16: Jannik Sinner vs Daniil Medvedev
Quarter-final 2 – October 16: Carlos Alcaraz vs Holger Rune
Semi-final 1 – October 17: Novak Djokovic vs winner of QF1
Semi-final 2 – October 17: Rafael Nadal vs winner of QF2
Final – October 19: Winner of SF1 vs winner of SF2
Third-place play-off – October 19: Loser of SF1 vs Loser of SF2
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