Jannik Sinner returns to Six Kings Slam but controversy over poster
Out with Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune; in with Alexander Zverev, Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz who join the confirmed Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic: the Six Kings Slam, the million-dollar tournament organized by the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment and scheduled for Oct. 15-18 in Riyadh, is back.
Last year, the mini-tournament with a dream prize pool was won by Sinner himself in the final against Alcaraz, but what is causing discussion on the web is the poster for the event. Turki Alalshikh, president of the’organization, posted on social media the’image with the six players stylized while wearing a king’s crown.
In the center are Alcaraz and Djokovic, while Sinner is in the second row. On the faces of the players is shown, as a kind of tattoo, the number of slams won. Many users in their comments pointed out that Sinner’s face is stamped with the number 5 while the Italian has won four so far.
