The exhibition will feature Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune.
Retired tennis legend Andy Murray seems indifferent to the Six Kings Slam, a multi-million dollar exhibition event slated to run from October 16-19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The high-paying tournament will feature big names, including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune, reportedly charging appearance fees in excess of a million dollars, with the winner to bag a whopping $6 million in prize money.
The event’s draw is already out.
The tournament will open with quarter-final clashes — Sinner vs Medvedev and Alcaraz vs Rune — followed by semi-final showdowns on Day 2, with Serb Djokovic and Spaniard Nadal awaiting the winners from Day 1.
The concluding day will witness the final and match for third place.
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In fresh developments, the tournament organisers dropped a striking promo featuring the participants as gladiators of some sort.
The promo, titled Call of the Kings, has portrayed Spaniard Alcaraz as the Sand Man swinging on a practice court and world No 1 Sinner carving himself as a Renaissance artist. Dane Rune is seen defending his ship as a Viking warrior while Medvedev, the world No 5, chases a tennis ball as the King of Bears.
The video ends with 22-time Grand Slam champion emerging from the ground as the Clay Warrior followed by 24-time Major winner Djokovic meditating on frosty alps as the Leader of Wolves.
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Brit Liam Broady, the ATP No 481, was particularly impressed by the theatrical trailer for the Six Kings Slam as he took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote:
“Speechless as to how damn cool this promo is. Probably best I’ve ever seen in tennis. Would watch this movie. 10/10”
Broady soon met with a rebuttal by fellow Brit Andy Murray, who minced no words in discounting the exhibition.
“Except it’s not a movie and you won’t watch it because it’s an exhibition tennis event that nobody cares about,” Murray replied blasting the preview.
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