Top ranked men's professional tennis (ATP) players will participate in an event held in Saudi Arabia in October this year.

The Associated Press reported on the 6th, "Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaras (all of Spain), Jannik Sinner (Italy), Daniil Medvedev (Russia) and Holger Rune (Denmark) will meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October. It was reported that he will participate in the '6 Kings Slam' held in .

Of the six players appearing in this tournament, five of them, excluding Rune, have won at least one singles title in a major tournament.

Djokovic has won the major 24 times, Nadal has won the major 22 times, Alcaras has won the major twice, and Medvedev and Sinner have won the major crown once.

Saudi Arabia has recently been seeking to change its image by hosting major sporting events in the country.

LIV Golf, which competes with the Professional Golf Association of America (PGA) Tour, was launched in 2022 with the support of Saudi Arabia's Sovereign Wealth Fund (PIF), and attracted world-class soccer players, including Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), to the country's league.

In addition, the Formula One (F1) car racing competition is being held starting in 2021, and the Next Generation Finals, an invitational competition for top ranked players under the age of 21 on the ATP Tour, was also held for the first time last year.

In addition, the 2034 FIFA World Cup and the 2029 Asian Winter Games were hosted, and the possibility of the final match of the Women's Professional Tennis Tour (WTA) tour season being moved to Saudi Arabia starting this year is also being discussed.

'Tennis legends' Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert wrote a column in the Washington Post, an American newspaper, saying, 'The final match of the WTA tour season should not be held in Saudi Arabia due to human rights issues,' and Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States responded to this claim. He also refuted this through his social media.

Arina Sabalenka (Belarus), the women's singles champion at this year's Australian Open tennis tournament, expressed her support for Saudi Arabia hosting the final match of the WTA tour season, and Nadal recently served as a public relations ambassador for the Saudi Arabian Tennis Association, sparking anti-Saudi sentiment within the tennis world. There are conflicting opinions on the pros and cons. 카지노사이트존