The kingdom is putting on the richest tennis exhibition in history, but its wider ambitions in the sport have contracted.

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition event for a half-dozen men that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia’s latest foray into tennis.

Rafael Nadal starts his pre-retirement farewell tour against Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday at the Six Kings Slam, and Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner at the exhibition event that awards money but no A

The first day of the Six Kings Slam started with a highly anticipated match between World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 5 Daniil Medvedev. Unfortunately for tennis fans, the exhibition was hardly competitive.

Carlos Alcaraz, winner of four majors, crushed the Dane Holger Rune (6-4 and 6-2) in his first game and now will face Nadal in the semi-finals of the tournament with this set to be the last ever game between the two idols of Spanish tennis, with the Davis Cup in Malaga next month set to mark Nadal’s definitive farewell from the sport.

Six Kings Slam viewers voiced their frustration over the tournament's camera angle just minutes into Daniil Medvedev's clash with Jannik Sinner. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Some of the world’s top male tennis players will be in action at the Six Kings Slam, a new exhibition event in Saudi Arabia. The sextet is headlined by Rafael Nadal, playing one of his final tournaments as he prepares to bow out of the sport after the Davis Cup finals on home soil at the end of November.

Jannik Sinner enjoyed yet another success of 2024, the Shanghai Masters 1000, for a few days. It is already time to return to the court. The world number one is expected at the Six Kings

Sinner studs Medvedev at Six Kings exhibition

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition tennis tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will officially kick off on Wednesday and features six prominent tennis players.