He Six Kings Slam looking for its first king. Saudi Arabia has taken on the challenge of tennis, as it has done with other sports, creating a tournament that appears to be here to stay. An exhibition championship whose outcome has no impact on the ATP rankings, but which has other incentives to keep players on their courts and spectators glued to the screen.
Money, as it could not be otherwise, is one of them. This is how the Asian country has become accustomed to attracting high-level sport to its doors. It’s your best weapon and the only way to compete with the rest of the world. They have no limits and on this occasion they have once again put an inaccessible offer on the table.
Playing the Six Kings Slam represented an amount of 1.5 million euros for its six participants. Regardless of the result, the simple act of playing already allowed you to put a nice sum in your pocket. Medvedevwhich was carried away in an hour by Fisherman In the first round, he won 25,000 euros per minute and 417 euros per minute.
A succulent prize that is within the reach of very few tournaments in the world. Even more so when the winner pockets a pinch of $6 million. Insurmountable. No one can achieve or even come close to these numbers. In fact, Grand Slam tournaments don’t even award half the prize money to their winner.
He US Open He is the one at the top of the ranking. He awards 3.6 million to his winner, 1.8 to the runner-up; 1 to fourth runner-up; $530,000 for the fourth finalist and $100,000 to play the first round. Wimbledon is close to approximately 3.5 million Roland-Garros as Australian Open They are 2.5 and 2.1 respectively.
| ROUND | OPEN FROM THE UNITED STATES | WIMBLEDON | ROLAND-GARROS | OPEN FROM AUSTRALIA |
| Champion | 3,600,000 | 3,427,396 | 2,567,051 | 2,130,975 |
| Finalist | 1,800,000 | 1,777,168 | 1,283,525 | 1,166,963 |
| Semi-finalist | 1,000,000 | 907,625 | 695 243 | 669,735 |
| Quarter-finals | 530,000 | 476,027 | 443,886 | 405,900 |
| First round | 100,000 | 76,164 | 78,081 | 81 180 |
Saudi Arabia goes much further and the winner, who will have played only three matches to achieve this, will take home $6 million. It will be Sinner or Alcaraz who will win the biggest prize in tennis history.
new era
The big day of Six Arab Kings Slam It will start with the duel between Nadal and Djokovic. The most repeated match in history and it will mean the 61st between the two tennis players with the most Grand Slam tournaments.
The Serbian and the Spaniard have shared countless moments together. Matches on clay, grass or hard court. Duels in the final, semi-final, quarter-final or Olympic Games. A thousand battles to tell which will end in Riyadh following the withdrawal of Rafa in November after the Davis Cup.
The clash between two of the best in history will surely serve as a prelude to the best match we can see today: a Sinner – Alcaraz. There is no doubt that Sinner and Alcaraz are the two best rackets around. Both have shared the four Grand Slams of the season (US Open and Australian Open for the Italian and Roland Garros and Wimbledon for the Spaniard) and are beginning to create a rivalry which seems destined to expand over the course of the season. next decade.
Sinner will close 2024 as the best racket on the circuit, knocking Carlos Alcaraz from the top. A goal that the Spaniard had set for several months, but which he did not achieve due to the good performance of his rival.
And the transalpine road remained practically impassable throughout the months. He only lost six matches out of the 70 he played, making him the tennis player with the best numbers of the year. However, 50% of their losses have been against Alcaraz. The Murcian has become his pet peeve.
Alcaraz and Sinner after the Indian Wells 2024 match.
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The Italian player has not managed to wet his opponent’s ear all season. Lost in semi-final Indian Wells Masters 1,000fell in the same round in Roland-Garros and just a week ago he lost the final of the Beijing ATP 500. Three painful defeats which prevented him from having a much better year.
Sinner has not yet managed to overpower Alcaraz. Now in Riyadhyou will have the opportunity. And on the horizon looms the Davis Cup final which will be held at Malaga in November. This could be the culmination of a great year for the world’s best tennis players.
