The two current tennis legends will participate in an exclusive tournament in Saudi Arabia, along with other great figures in the world ranking.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal They will play an exhibition tournament in October in Saudi Arabia in which the best tennis players in the world will participate, the organizers announced, in the midst of a debate on the development of tennis in this conservative country.
Along with the Serbian and the Spaniard (who between them have 46 Grand Slam titles), they will be Carlos Alcarazthe recent winner of the Australian Open Jannik Sinner, number 3 in the ranking Daniil Medvedev and the danish Holger Rune in an event that will be held in Riyadh in October, the capital of this oil monarchy that seeks to increase its prominence in world sport.
Nadalwho already warned that he could be playing his last season, was named ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation.
Saudi Arabiaa country accused of violating fundamental rights and using sport to improve its image internationally, also plans to organize the Women’s Masters.
Racquet legends like the Americans Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova recently appealed to the WTA to give up this project, although the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (current No. 6 in the ranking) estimated that “People need to be better informed” about the countries of the Gulfin which social and economic reforms have been carried out in recent years.
In addition to tennis, Saudi Arabia It is already the scene of a Formula 1 Grand Prix and of MotoGPof the Dakar Rallyof combats boxingof alternative circuits of Golf and paddle and of the Soccer Super Cups of Spain and Italyin addition to having invested a lot of money to bring some of the best soccer players of the moment to the national championship, such as Cristiano Ronaldo either Neymar.
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