6 Kings Slam
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
The 6 Kings Slam is a tennis exhibition tournament that will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the Riyadh Season. The exhibition will take place on October 16, 17 and 19, 2024. October 18 is a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition. The six "kings" headlining this event are Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.
Since this is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players will not earn any ranking points. Each of the six participants is guaranteed a minimum prize of $1,500,000 USD, with the winner taking home the largest prize in tennis history, $6,000,000 USD—almost double the prize money for a Grand Slam champion ($3.8M USD).[1]
Format and schedule
[edit]The official format has been revealed to be a single-elimination tournament, with 2 players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.[1]
- Wednesday, October 16, 2024: Daniil Medvedev vs. Jannik Sinner; Holger Rune vs. Carlos Alcaraz
- Thursday, October 17, 2024: Novak Djokovic vs. Medvedev/Sinner; Rafael Nadal vs. Alcaraz/Rune
- Friday, October 18, 2024: Rest Day
- Saturday, October 19, 2024: 3rd place match; Grand Final
Draw
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||
 Novak Djokovic
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 Daniil Medvedev
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 Jannik Sinner
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 Holger Rune
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Alcaraz
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Match | ||||||||||||||||||||
Broadcasting
[edit]Dazn has acquired global rights to broadcast 6 Kings Slam, while the deal is not guaranteed to be exclusive, it currently looks set to be, with no other broadcaster yet striking a deal less than three weeks before the competition begins.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "What is the Six Kings Slam?". Tennis Clubhouse. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Exclusive: Dazn strengthens Saudi Arabia ties with 6 Kings Slam deal". City A.M. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-30 – via Yahoo Finance.