Major broadcasting change as star-studded sporting event to be show for FREE as DAZN reveal ‘long-term development’
A TENNIS mega-exhibition featuring some of the biggest names in the sport will be shown on DAZN.
The broadcaster will partner Riyadh Season’s money-mad Six Kings Slams event, which starts on October 16 and runs for three days.
The inaugural exhibition will feature six of the world’s best tennis players.
Sport legends Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will headline the event.
Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner, the current world No1, will also feature.
The competition will have record prize money of £12.04million up for grabs.
Each player is reportedly guaranteed a minimum prize of £1.12m for taking part while the winner takes home £4.5m – a figure which is DOUBLE the £2.7m Sinner earned for winning the US Open this year.
However, it will not count towards ranking points on the men’s ATP Tour.
The quarter-finals will see Medvedev take on Sinner and Rune take on Alcaraz on day one.
Djokovic will then be in action against the winner of Medvedev v Sinner, while Nadal faces the winner of Rune v Alcaraz.
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The third-place match and final will then commence on October 19.
DAZN has confirmed tennis fans will be able to access the tournament for free.
A statement from the broadcaster said: “The tournament will play a significant role in DAZN’s long-term development in MENA and is a clear statement of DAZN’s commitment to the exciting and evolving sports fanbase in the region.
“It also highlights DAZN’s ambition to continue growing the market by offering fans the sport they want to see. Committed to making this tournament truly accessible, DAZN will produce localised commentary feeds to engage a global audience base.
“As such, the competition also complements DAZN’s live coverage of the the Hologic WTA Tour available which is also available for free in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through to the end of the 2024 season – including the Finals in Riyadh.
“This exhibition tournament will also build on the considerable success DAZN has already achieved in the region, particularly as the global broadcast partner of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season, which has seen DAZN lead coverage of boxing blockbusters such as ‘Ring of Fire’, ‘Day of Reckoning’ and most recently the record-shattering ‘Riyadh Season: Wembley Edition’ card featuring Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois.”
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