Rafael Nadal has travelled to Saudi Arabia alongside five other big names knowing he could pocket £4.6m by winning two matches in exhibition that offers biggest prize in tennis history
Retiring Rafael Nadal is in line for a £4.6million pay out if he can win just two matches this week as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund sinks its tentacles deeper into tennis with an exhibition that carries the biggest prize purse in the sport’s history.
The Six Kings Slam gets underway in Riyadh on Wednesday with Nadal, the 22-time grand slam winner who is calling an end to one of the game’s greatest careers next month, joining Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune in a three-day event.
The winner will make double the amount that goes to the Wimbledon champion.
While the ATP will not grant any ranking points because it is an unsanctioned event, the six players will be guaranteed £1.15m for merely turning up and Nadal and Djokovic have been given byes directly into the semi-finals.