The first day of the Six Kings Slam started with a highly anticipated match between World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 5 Daniil Medvedev. Unfortunately for tennis fans, the exhibition was hardly competitive.

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.

Daniil Medvedev took home approximately £16,000 for every minute of his one-sided defeat to Jannik Sinner at the inaugural Six Kings Slam. Medvedev was soundly beaten in straight sets, with his Italian rival cruising through to the semi-finals where he will face Novak Djokovic.

Jannik Sinner has won the fourth Masters 1000 of his young career in Shanghai, the third in his incredible 2024 streak of success. The Italian ace has won seven titles this year, including two Majors at the Australian Open and the US Open.

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 an exhibition event that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia's latest foray into tennis.

Jannik Sinner brushed aside Daniil Medvedev to reach the semi-finals of the 6 Kings Slam with a straight-sets triumph at the inaugural event in Saudi Arabia

The kingdom is putting on the richest tennis exhibition in history, but its wider ambitions in the sport have contracted.

Carlos Alcaraz will try to enjoy facing “idol” Rafael Nadal for one last time at an exhibition tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Alcaraz is in Riyadh for the lucrative 6 Kings Slam, which is not an ATP-sanctioned event but has Nadal,

The Six Kings Slam is the most lucrative exhibition tennis tournament ever, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the country’s annual sporting season.