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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Renew Rivalry in Riyadh's Six Kings Slam on Netflix
The Six Kings Slam offers a $6 million prize, surpassing any Grand Slam, and features the ATP top five players competing in a high-profile Riyadh exhibition.
- On October 15, the Six Kings Slam began in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the tournament's second staging during Riyadh Season, with matches scheduled through October 18.
- Launched last year as a mega-money exhibition, the tournament featured six elite players including all current top five ATP men and was won by Jannik Sinner.
- Organisers set an outsized purse, with each player participating guaranteed $1.5 million, the winner taking $6 million, and Netflix broadcasting exclusively to over 300 million subscribers with over 20 cutting-edge cameras.
- The line-up includes world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, with matches staged at the ANB Arena, an 8,000-seater venue regularly used for Riyadh Season events.
- Reports note the winner's payout tops Grand Slam prizes, including the US Open's $5 million champion prize, and the tournament's compact format spans two quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a third-place match and a final with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic given byes into the last four.
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There is still Carlos Alcaraz with doubts about how he will respond to the ankle, causing, in addition to the tiredness and muscular discomfort, his discharge in the Masters 1,000 of Shanghai. “I don’t feel, I would say, 100%, the doubts are there when I move on the track,” he said on Wednesday. But he is preparing to debut today in Saudi Arabia (14.00 hours, against Fritz).
·Spain
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The Alto Adige aims to defend the title in the very rich tournament in Arabia that guarantees a record sum to the winner. If he were to beat the Greek would meet Djokovic in the semifinal and possibly Alcaraz in the final. All matches live on Netflix
·Turin, Italy
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
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