{"id":83207,"date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/02\/07\/rafa-djokovic-to-hit-the-courts-in-riyadh-this-october\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","slug":"rafa-djokovic-to-hit-the-courts-in-riyadh-this-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/02\/07\/rafa-djokovic-to-hit-the-courts-in-riyadh-this-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafa, Djokovic to hit the courts in Riyadh this October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six of the world\u2019s top-ranked men\u2019s tennis players will be in town for the 2024 Riyadh <\/strong>Season to compete in the first-ever \u201cSix Kings Slam,\u201d <\/strong>the General Entertainment Authority said yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/strong> Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will all be here for the tourney. All athletes have won Grand Slam titles except for Rune, who said he hopes \u201cto win a Grand Slam\u201d this year when asked<\/a> about his goals for the year. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re all waiting to hear Vamos Rafa from the stands for the first time:<\/strong> Nadal, who was named an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF) last month<\/a>, said he was \u201cvery excited to play for the first time in Riyadh,\u201d according to the statement. Djokovic said he was excited to return to the Kingdom after participating in the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup in December. World number 2 Alcaraz won the 2023 cup, beating Djokovic.<\/p>\n

The exhibition will likely follow a \u201ctwo days on, one day off\u201d pattern to save participating <\/strong>stars from being penalized by the ATP Tour<\/strong>, according to The Telegraph<\/a>. This would see the event split up so games are not played for more than two days at a time, allowing players to dodge new rules that would see them being stripped off their \u201cplatinum status\u201d if they take part in unofficial events that run for \u201cthree or more consecutive days.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all on the Kingdom\u2019s tennis spree:<\/strong> Jeddah will host<\/a> the Next Gen ATP Finals, from 2023-2027, the ATP announced last year.<\/p>\n

Officials are also trying to land the hosting rights for the 2024 Women\u2019s Tennis <\/strong>Association finals. <\/strong>Retired tennis icons Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova are pushing back against the bid<\/a>, drawing a smart reply from Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Kingdom\u2019s ambassador to Washington. Princess Reema said Evert and Navratilova\u2019s opposition was \u201cbased on arguments that are outdated stereotypes and western-centric views of our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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