King Roger speaks about the exhibition tournament among the current big names in racket
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The possibility of organizing an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia with the main players in current tennis (from Jannik Sinner to Novak Djokovic via Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz) did not take Roger Federer by surprise. In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, he spoke without hiding too much.
It’s simply the logic of supply and demand, this type of event allows tennis to develop where it is not yet present, explains King Roger, and it is difficult to do this without organizing exhibition tournaments. You cannot buy out of thin air the possibility of organizing a Slam tournament, and it is very difficult to enter the Masters 1000 calendar.
“Even for an ATP 500, you have to queue,” added the legendary Swiss racket champion, “that’s why exhibitions have become so popular.” It’s not a bad thing, I have very good memories of my exhibition tours in South America or the match against Rafa Nadal in South Africa.
Although there is nothing official yet, there is talk of 5.5 million euros for the winner of the tournament, which is much more than what one can earn by winning a Slam title. Even just participating in the event would guarantee impressive income, since we are talking about around one and a half million euros guaranteed to those who agree to participate in the Riyadh tournament.
2024-02-08 23:57:51
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