Six Kings Slam: The tennis showdown returns to Riyadh this October
Watch the world’s top tennis stars battle it out over three days
Have you been thoroughly enjoying the excitement of Wimbledon, and want to watch more great tennis this year?
Well, tennis fans, you’re in luck because the Six Kings Slam tournament is back in Riyadh.
Taking place on Wednesday October 15, Thursday October 16 and Saturday October 18, the legendary tennis showdown gathers some of the sport’s biggest legends and rising stars for an exhibition filled with high-stakes competition.
Here’s what we know so far about the second edition of Six Kings Slam.
Meet the world’s top six tennis players
The Six Kings Slam 2025 will once again feature tennis legend Novak Djokovic and Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.
Last season’s winner, Jannik Sinner, who has just won his first Wimbledon 2025 title, is set to return to grace the courts in Riyadh.
This year’s line-up also features three players making their debut in the tournament: Alexander Zverev, an Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 and a three-time Grand Slam finalist, whose name is already etched into the history of German tennis; British number one Jack Draper and American number one Taylor Fritz, who are currently ranked fourth and fifth in the world, respectively.
Six Kings Slam tournament format
The Six Kings Slam is a men’s tennis exhibition tournament played on indoor hard courts. The event follows a single-elimination format, with two players receiving byes directly into the semi-finals.
The tournament lasts for three days, with one day set aside as a rest day to comply with an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition event during the season. Since it is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players do not earn any ranking points, and victories here do not count towards their head-to-head records.
Fans can look forward to intense matchups as rising stars seek to test themselves against the sport’s most decorated players.
Tickets for the Six Kings Slam 2025 are yet to be released, but stay tuned to What’s On Saudi Arabia for more updates.
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