Jack Draper confirmed for six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia while Jannik Sinner defends the title | Tennis news
Jack Draper is expected to appear in the six Kings Slam as part of the Riyadh season in Saudi Arabia in October later this year.
British n ° 1 will compete alongside other best Pif ATP players in the world from October 15 to 18, because the Wimbledon champion recently crowned Jannik Sinner returns to defend his title.
The finalist of England Carlos Alcaraz also participates alongside Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and the Grand Chelem champion 24 times Novak Djokovic.
He marks the second edition of the tournament as a sinner was crowned champion last October, thanks to his 6-7 6-3 6-3 victory against Alcaraz.
The world sinner No. 1 won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this season, while losing against Alcaraz in a thriller in five sets in the final of the French Open.
Draper is currently as world n ° 5, in the middle of a year which saw him win at Indian Wells with Victory against Holger Rune in the final, as well as finalist at Casper Ruud at the Madrid Open.
He suffered a loss to the shock against Marin Cilic in the second round in Wimbledon earlier this summer, and is now preparing for the United States Open after reaching the Flushing Meadows semi-finals last year.
It will be the first appearance of Draper at the tournament in addition to the beginners’ colleagues Zverev and Fritz, who take the premises of Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and the rune of last year’s competition.
