The tournament, which was established last year in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), is not on the ATP calendar, but is nevertheless popular with the best six tennis players in the world. The ‘Six Kings’ can earn a sum of money in three matches that the prestigious Grand Slam tournaments do not even come close to.
Unique chance to win half a million euros: amateurs get one ball at the Australian Open to beat Carlos Alcaraz and co
The total prize pool for the tournament is $13.5 million, an average of $2.25 million per player. But of course that amount is not spread out neatly. The winner will be credited with 6 million. The remaining five will receive a starting bonus of $1.5 million regardless of their performance. And so the money came quickly for Zverev, as he lost to Taylor Fritz (6-3 6-4) in less than an hour. The American was able to celebrate the victory after 58 minutes and can still dream of the final victory. Zverev walked out with the equivalent of 431 dollars (about 370 euros) per second in his pocket.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic
Fritz will now play in the semi-finals against Carlos Alcaraz, who had a bye for the quarter-finals. This also applies to Novak Djokovic, who will face Jannik Sinner or Stefanos Tsitsipas.