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.

Sinner recently won the Shanghai Masters title, and on his way to the title at the ATP Masters 1000 event, he beat Medvedev. It was their 14th match, and after the Russian won the first six matches, the Italian managed to level the H2H to 7-7.

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

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.

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,

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