[Dominic S]

Doesn’t seem fair that Alcaraz/Djokovic get byes in a $6 million winner take all tourney

 

[Bumsby]

Doesn’t seem fair that Alcaraz/Djokovic get byes in a $6 million winner take all tourney

nothing is fair in exhibitions

this one is particularly revolting because of the scale of financial waste

you could end poverty on a global scale with the money they’re wasting on this

 

[Slasher1985]

you could end poverty on a global scale with the money they’re wasting on this

Sure, it's big money in this, but let's not go overboard here. $13500000 can hardly end poverty. You could divide this equally to the population of Nigeria and they'd get about 5 cents each.

 

[FatchMixer]

Would be so much better if they didn't offer the 1.5m for showing up and put that extra $9 million into the prize pool.

Could do 500k for 5 And 6

$1.5 million for 3 and 4

$3 million for 2nd

$8 million for 1st

That would make it a $5 million match in the finals, which is definitely interesting no matter how wealthy the players already are.

 

[pimpampum]

I think this is Djokovic's last chance to reach 25 Slams, it's a tall order still.

 

[Slasher1985]

It does for some of us.

I'm not a fan of closed events. They just picked 6 players. Based on what criteria? Tsitsipas is ranked 24th in the world. Is it grand slams won in career? Three of these guys hasn't won any slams.

It's not fair to the guys ranked above Tsitsipas which is a lot. I'm sure they want a shot at winning 6 million dollars as well.

Yes it an exhibition so they can pick who they want. That's fine. But at least for me it can't be the best event of the year for that reason.

I don't understand. It's the world Top 5 + Tsitsipas (you can call him a WC if you like). Initially, it was Draper instead of Tsitsipas (so, all Top 6 distinct national leaders in the ATP Rankings when these were announced). It looks like it's one player per nation only, so alternatives would have been: De Minaur, Khachanov, Ruud, Rune, Mensik, Cerundolo, Fils, Bublik, Dimitrov, FAA. Ruud has Grand Slam finals, just like Tsitsipas in his resume, but maybe he declined participating. Rune was there last year. Don't think Tsitsipas is that much worse of a choice compared to the other choices, but at least he sells tickets as casuals don't actually follow form that much.

 

[Chris Kuerten]

Fritz: injured
Zverev: mentally injured
Sinner: severe cramps last week
Djokovic: injured
Alcaraz: injured
Tsitsipas: injured

Should be a good one

 

[Chris Kuerten]

An exhibition event is the best event of the year? lol

This is a money grab pure and simple.

I'm sure you have noticed people in your country are taught to be obsessed with money, last week I asked an American what his favorite childhood memory is and he said finding some money on the street . How depressing

 

[Lucas_4ever]

Ruud has Grand Slam finals, just like Tsitsipas in his resume, but maybe he declined participating.

Ruud has a 3-year contract with Stockholm which is held the same week as Six Kings. And even if he didn't have one and was invited, judging by his last year's interview on the topic, his managers would advise him against participating.

 

[jfclams]

Its anticipated because of the prize money? Only for the players involved. Can only see this if u have Netflix which I am not paying for.

Heres what u do. Give me free fin access as apparently there is more than enough dough to waste on this thing. If its so important why is it not airing on TC in the very least?

 

[RUNECARAZ ERA]

I can see Vulturepas swooping in to feast on the carcasses of Oldvak, Injured Sincaraz, (mentally) Injured Zverev and Fritz (lmao)

 

[amirbachar]

Shouldn't Djokovic have been #1 then?

You are right, it is inconsistent. 1 or 2 doesn't matter though

 

[amirbachar]

Would be so much better if they didn't offer the 1.5m for showing up and put that extra $9 million into the prize pool.

Could do 500k for 5 And 6

$1.5 million for 3 and 4

$3 million for 2nd

$8 million for 1st

That would make it a $5 million match in the finals, which is definitely interesting no matter how wealthy the players already are.

That would cost them an extra 1.5M$...

 

[addison]

I hereby impose a fine of 3.5million riyal on the artist who did the Six Kings poster because that "likeness" looks nothing like Zverev 👩‍🎨

 

[Kaman]

I forgot Medvedev played here last year, I wonder why they didn't ask him back. he's washed, but he won a slam unlike some of the others

 

[weak era mug]

0 hype for this astroturfed, sportswashing, money above all soulless exho

 

[FilipoSVK]

Five kings and one Tsetsefly.

 

[FilipoSVK]

 

[Johnny Groove]

Doesn’t seem fair that Alcaraz/Djokovic get byes in a $6 million winner take all tourney

All fair in love and war

 

[Johnny Groove]

nothing is fair in exhibitions

this one is particularly revolting because of the scale of financial waste

you could end poverty on a global scale with the money they’re wasting on this

$13.5M will solve poverty globally?