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

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.

Sinner recently won the Shanghai Masters title, and on his way to the title at the ATP Masters 1000 event, he beat Medvedev. It was their 14th match, and after the Russian won the first six matches, the Italian managed to level the H2H to 7-7.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner made a winning start at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh. Jannik faced world no. 5 Daniil Medvedev and scored a 6-0, 6-3 victory in 70 minutes, booking a place in the semi-final and arranging the duel against Novak Djokovic.

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 the exhibition event that awards money but no A

Sinner studs Medvedev at Six Kings exhibition

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 tennis tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will officially kick off on Wednesday and features six prominent tennis players.