Express Sport has all the details on the Six Kings Slam, including when it takes place, how much the winner will earn and how the event works.
When does the Six Kings Slam begin and where can I watch it?
The Six Kings Slam will commence at 4:30pm UK time on Wednesday, October 15 and take place across four days, concluding on Saturday after the semi-finals on Thursday. Friday is a rest day for players. The event will be streamed live on Netflix this year, after DAZN broadcast the inaugural tournament in 2024.
Where is the Six Kings Slam tournament being held?
The event is taking place at The Venue, an 8,000-seater arena in Saudi Arabia, as part of the country’s annual ‘Riyadh Season’ which sees sporting events and concerts held across six months.
How does the tournament format work?
The Six Kings Slam begins at the typical quarter-final stage of tennis, with Sinner, Tsitsipas, Zverev and Fritz all competing on the same day. 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic and Alcaraz have been given byes to the semi-final stages.
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Four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner will take on Greek ace Tsitsipas with Zverev competing against Fritz. Due to the tournament being an exhibition, there are no ATP points on offer to boost world rankings and the results of the competition do not count towards head-to-head records.
Six Kings Slam prize money
Reports have suggested that the winner of the Six Kings Slam could take home £4.5million. Participants paid over £1m just for showing up and competing, while the overall winner of the tournament will scoop £3.4m. The exhibition comes with a whopping £10m prize pot in total, with this split out amongst the six stars competing and making their way through the matches all the way to the final.
Many tennis players have complained about the tightly-packed tennis schedule, including Alcaraz who claimed in 2024 that competing so much will “kill us in some way” due to injuries. However, the Spaniard has been vocal about the difference between exhibitions and Grand Slam tournaments after he was questioned for his participation in such events.
The 22-year-old said: “I have seen that many people talk about my calendar because I have put many exhibitions [in]. But you have to separate the calendar and the exhibitions – they are different things.”