RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Six Kings Slam, 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.

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

Dates, schedule and how to watch Nadal, Djokovic and more in Saudi Arabia exhibition - Everything you need to know ahead of the exhibition event

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, who own 46 Grand Slam singles titles between them, will be among the tennis stars competing for the largest purse in tennis history.

Saudi Arabia and tennis meet again. This time, in the most ostentatious way ever. In Riyadh, the Saudis created an exhibition without worrying about expenses. They put together 53 Grand Slam titles with the most desired names on the tour and put a prize money of 6 million dollars over the table for the champion.

Each of the six players is guaranteed a minimum prize of $1.5 million (£1.12m). The Six Kings Slam champion, meanwhile, will clinch the largest prize in tennis history with $6,000,000 (£4,500,000) up for grabs. That’s almost double the amount of what a Grand Slam singles winner earns.

Jannik Sinner enjoyed yet another success of 2024, the Shanghai Masters 1000, for a few days. It is already time to return to the court. The world number one is expected at the Six Kings

The retiring veteran Rafael Nadal is set to feature in the last individual tournament of his illustrious career at the 6 Kings Slam in Riyadh starting on Wednesday, October 16. The Spaniard will play the winner between Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final clash on Thursday.