WATCH: Tennis No.1 Jannik Sinner gives mass entry in Riyadh after defeating Novak Djokovic

The world No. 1 Tennis player has now arrived in Riyadh for the Six Kings slam as part of the 2024 season. This year has been a complete success for the world number 1 as he won 7 titles so far and he wants Six Kings slam too. The 23-year-old tennis player from Italy wants to finish this year on a high. The first edition of the Six Kings Slam will start tomorrow. He recently won the Shanghai Masters tournament by defeating the Serbian legend Novak Djokovic.

Sinner is ready for Six Kings Slam

Jannik Sinner has arrived in Riyadh for the Six Kings Slam.

This should be a fun week. 🦊

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 14, 2024

The Six Kings Slam will be played between the 6 best players in the world. This year it will be between Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaras, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Danii Medvedev, and Holger Rune. The tournament will start on October 16 and will end on October 19. Sinner gave a mass arrival in Riyadh where he was welcomed by the organisers with huge greetings and congratulations. The exhibition will be two-quarter finals as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have already been in the semi-finals. 

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The first match will be on Wednesday and the match will be between Jannik Sinner and Danii Medvedev. Holger Rune will play against carlos Alcaras. Semi-finals will be played on October 17 where Novak Djokovic will face the winners of Medvedev and Sinner. Rafael Nadal will play either Rune or his fellow countryman Alcaraz. The final event will be on the 19th of this month. 

Sinner was in trouble recently after WADA appealed to ITIA regarding the sinner's doping issue. He will be likely disqualified next year as per the rules of the ITIA. So, Sinner needs to show some strength over the years. Talking about the doping issue and WADA’s appeal Sinner said, “It is a very difficult situation. But I will always remind myself that I haven’t done any wrong. I had sleepless nights and now again it's not going to be easy."

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