In a sporting year that has seen boxing, snooker, and WWE, among other sports, all travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to grow their sport and give their athletes a better payday, tennis is the next one on the list with the Riyadh-based tournament 'Six Kings Slam' getting underway. A non-ATP-sanctioned event which sees six of tennis' biggest stars competing for the grand prize of £4.8 million, it has even been reported that everyone involved will receive a minimum of a seven-figure payout, with Daniil Medvedev expected to have made around £16k every minute for his short stint in the tournament.
As is the norm in sports nowadays, a venture into the Middle East, most notably Riyadh, is the expected move, with the financial benefits being too good to refuse. However, it is also the opportunity to bring something to an area that doesn't get to see elite level sports very often, and allows a lot of sports to gain new fans because of this. Six Kings Slam Having just gotten underway, the Six Kings Slam is a three-day event that consists of Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic , and the soon-to-be retired , Rafael Nadal .
With the first day having already been completed, it saw Medvedev and Rune bow out of the event, losing to Skinner and Alcaraz respectively. GIVEMESPORT's Key Statistic: Daniil Medvedev took home a staggering £16k every minute for his appearance at the Six Kings Slam event. With Sinner set to face Djokovic, and Nadal facing off a.