The kingdom is putting on the richest tennis exhibition in history, but its wider ambitions in the sport have contracted.

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition event for a half-dozen men that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia’s latest foray into tennis.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner made a winning start at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh. Jannik faced world no. 5 Daniil Medvedev and scored a 6-0, 6-3 victory in 70 minutes, booking a place in the semi-final and arranging the duel against Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal starts his pre-retirement farewell tour against Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday at the Six Kings Slam, and Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner at the exhibition event that awards money but no A

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner meet for the second time in a matter of days in the semi-finals of the new Six Kings Slam tennis tournament this evening. The high-profile duo also went head to head in the final of the Shanghai Masters in China last weekend,

Nadal will skip the quarter-final round at the Six Kings Slam and battle against Carlos Alcaraz or Holger Rune in the semi-final. The 22-time Major champion will end his career at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga between November 19-24, competing in the national jersey two decades after debuting.

Full fixtures, results and timings for this blockbuster exhibition tournament, featuring some of the biggest names to ever grace the sport