The profitable occasion has booked the ATP’s greatest stars as soon as once more.
The Six Kings Slam is returning to Riyadh for its third consecutive 12 months, set for October 21, 22, and 24, with reside world streaming on Netflix. This 12 months’s star-studded area consists of world top-ten gamers Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and event debutant Alex de Minaur, all aiming to dethrone defending champion Jannik Sinner.
Regardless of being an exhibition outdoors the ATP Tour, the occasion has quickly established itself as a premier showcase on the tennis calendar. Sinner has dominated the occasion since its inception, claiming back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025 by defeating Alcaraz in each finals.
Sinner has taken residence $12 million, a mean of $2 million per match, within the final two years on the occasion.
The event is famend for providing the most important payout in tennis historical past. Final 12 months, every participant acquired a assured $1.5 million look price, whereas Sinner walked away with a staggering $6 million high prize for profitable the title—outstripping the champion’s purse at any Grand Slam.
Although Saudi Arabia has backed out of offers to host the WTA Finals, and can end its dedication to the Subsequent Gen Finals in 2027, it seems dedicated to drawing top-flight ATP stars, with the Six Kings nonetheless going sturdy, and the push for a Masters occasion in 2028 nonetheless very a lot on.
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a contract sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who’s a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He additionally writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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