Six Kings Slam 2025: fresh faces alongside Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic in Saudi Arabia
The second edition of the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh (15-18 October) promises a reshaped field with Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, and Jack Draper.
The Six Kings Slam 2025
The second edition of the Six Kings Slam will take place on the hard courts of the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the organizers confirmed on Wednesday via a media release. Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic will play in this edition as they did last year, representing 33 Grand Slam titles combined, including the last 15.
Rafael Nadal, now retired and winner of the 2022 Australian Open, is not part of the line-up. The event will take place from October 15 to October 18, the same week as three ATP 250 events in Almaty, Stockholm, and Brussels.
Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, and Jack Draper take the places of Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune. They are the six best-ranked players at the ATP but never won a Slam. Draper even didn’t play a final. Last year, only Rune idn’t meet the criteria.
Sinner to confirm his title
Jannik Sinner will aim to build on last year’s tournament victory. Since his win in the inaugural event, Sinner has continued to rise, winning the 2025 Australian Open and 2025 Wimbledon titles.
Carlos Alcaraz, runner-up in the 2024 Six Kings Slam and the 2025 French Open champion, is confirmed, as is Novak Djokovic, who has not played any event other than Grand Slams since Geneva in May.
The event will mark the opening of the Riyadh season, a more global event in Saudi Arabia. “Since the launch of Riyadh Season in 2019, the festival has welcomed visitors from all over the world to experience thousands of concerts, sporting activities, and other unique cultural events. Most recently, Riyadh Season 2024 reached a major milestone after the number of visitors for the year exceeded 20 million for the first time,” write the organizers.
No official numbers have been given about the money involved for the six participants. Each player was reportedly granted a $1.5 million fee for participation, and Sinner, as the winner, reportedly took home a $6 million check, in other words 28% of his prize money for the entire 2024 season and $2 million less than his prize money won so far in the 2025 season.
