Tennis, Six Kings Slam postponed after Houthi attacks on Riyadh

The Saudi organizer Riad Season has announced the postponement of the third edition of the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament - which brings together the big names of tennis and which was scheduled for the end of October - following the bloody attacks by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia (WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, LIVE UPDATES). The event, initially scheduled for October 21-24, has been moved to December 27-30, according to a Riyadh Season statement shared on X by Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority.

Six participants for the rich Saudi prize pool

The tournament - characterized by a rich prize pool - was supposed to bring together six stars of the circuit: the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, the German Alexander Zverev, the Americans Taylor Fritz and Learner Tien and the Australian Alex de Minaur. For several years, Saudi Arabia has pursued a policy aimed at hosting major sporting events on its territory. However, this strategy has suffered setbacks due to the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February and, more recently, the conflict in Yemen pitting the Houthis (backed by Iran) against government forces (backed by a military coalition led by Riyadh).