It seemed paradoxical until a few days ago, but Saudi Arabia had yet to officially get its hands on tennis. Not even time to think about it came from the announcement of the "6 Kings Slam", an exhibition tournament that will call the world's best athletes to compete in the Middle East in the middle of the ATP season, setting the stage for a new era of the sport. Jannik Sinner will also be there: the 22-year-old from Sesto Pusteria will be present along with Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, and Rafael Nadal thus bringing together the world's racquet elite. Being scheduled in October, the "6 King Slam" will represent a real challenge to the international circuit, which at that stage will have to do without its main representatives, thus suffering a possible backlash both from an economic point of view and in terms of visibility accomplice a country that wants to enter the rich world of tennis from the main entrance.
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