Rafael Nadal will make one in every of his final appearances earlier than retiring from aggressive motion on the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh together with Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune – dwell on Sky Sports activities from 16-19 October.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion confirmed final week that he would name time on his outstanding tennis profession after enjoying for Spain in subsequent month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.
Earlier than that, he’ll take his place in a profitable occasion in Saudi Arabia this week, as he traces up alongside among the finest gamers in males’s tennis.
What’s it?
The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition tennis match held throughout three days and that includes six big-name gamers.
As it is a non-ATP-sanctioned occasion, gamers won’t earn any rating factors.
Every of the six individuals is assured a reported minimal prize of £1.12m, with the winner taking residence the most important prize in tennis historical past, £4.5m – virtually double the prize cash for a Grand Slam champion.
When and the place is the Six Kings Slam?
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See tennis legends such as you’ve by no means seen them earlier than, because the Six Kings Slam tennis match involves Sky Sports activities
The Six Kings Slam match takes place from October 16-19, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
October 16: Daniil Medvedev vs Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune vs Carlos Alcaraz
October 17: Novak Djokovic vs Daniil Medvedev or Jannik Sinner, Rafael Nadal vs Holger Rune or Carlos Alcaraz
October 19: Third-place match, remaining
Who performs who?
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz talk about their rivalry, their variations and the way they push one another to grow to be higher gamers
World No 1 Sinner set to play 2021 US Open winner Medvedev within the opening match on October 16, with Dane Rune taking up 21-year-old Spanish sensation Alcaraz within the second match.
Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, will play the winner of the Sinner vs Medvedev match, with Nadal ready for the winner of the Rune vs Alcaraz conflict.
Is that this Nadal’s final look?
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Sky Sports activities Tennis reacts to Nadal saying his retirement and the tip of an unimaginable profession which included a document 14 French Open titles
The 38-year-old, who received 22 Grand Slam titles, together with 14 on the French Open, introduced his forthcoming retirement in an emotional video message final week.
Nadal will bid an emotional finish to an illustrious profession in Malaga, however earlier than that he’ll play on the Six Kings Slam.
It will likely be the primary time Nadal has performed for the reason that Paris Olympic Video games, the place he teamed up together with his
younger inheritor Carlos Alcaraz in a blockbuster doubles pair.
Djokovic and Nadal have each received first-round byes, which means they’ll play their opening matches on October 17.
What’s arising on Sky Sports activities Tennis this month?
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20 – Dan Evans in motion)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20 – Cameron Norrie, Jacob Fearnley in motion)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20 – Harriet Dart in motion)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20 – Katie Boulter in motion)
- Erste Financial institution Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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