Jannik Sinner shared his thoughts on the Six Kings Slam event after reaching the final.

The Italian is into the championship match after beating Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday, before outlasting Novak Djokovic on Thursday.

The World number one will compete against Carlos Alcaraz in the final, a rematch from their epic China Open showdown on October 2.

Whoever wins the exhibition event will take home an astonishing £4.5 million, on top of their guaranteed £1.2 million appearance fee.

Jannik Sinner arrived at the Six Kings Slam fresh off beating Djokovic to win the Shanghai Masters.

The exhibition event has a different format compared to the tournaments across the ATP Tour, which features a third place playoff and just six competitors.

This is something the World number one likes and is happy to be promoting professional tennis in Saudi Arabia. “Well, there are many different things because this event is not in our normal schedule,” Sinner told reporters.

“There are only six players and usually there are 32 players or more and it also gives you a chance if you lose in the semi-finals that you can play for third place which is an extra match again.

“It is a bit different but I feel all six of us are happy to be here and try out this new format. It’s a nice format but we are all here trying to promote tennis here, it’s a beautiful country here. We all look forward to come back in the future hopefully and then we will see.

“The organisation has been amazing, taking care of us. The hotel is amazing. The day before the first round match they were still trying to work out everything and hoping everything was perfect and it definitely was. All positive feedback, it’s an amazing tournament and atmosphere.

From 2024 Saudi Arabia will host the season-ending WTA Finals.

Until 2026 Riyadh will host the event and will offer record prize money of £11.6 million, with further increases over the following two events.

The field includes Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Jessica Pegula, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen and Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova.

Swiatek enters the event as the World number and the defending champion, both of those crowns are under huge threat from Sabalenka.

The Belarusian has won the four titles in 2024, two of which are Grand Slams, and she has her sights set on finishing the year as the WTA’s top-ranked player and ATP Finals champion.

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