Tennis-Sinner set to return at postponed Six Kings Slam网球——辛纳将在延期举行的六王大满贯赛上复出
Oct 26 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner will make his comeback at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia following the tournament's postponement to December due to security concerns, organisers said on Monday.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 12, 2026 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning his final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Oct 26 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner will make his comeback at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia following the tournament's postponement to December due to security concerns, organisers said on Monday.
Italian Sinner, winner of the previous two Six Kings, announced this month that he would not compete again in 2026 as he continued his recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined the 25-year-old since winning Wimbledon in July.
That decision ruled him out of the European indoor hardcourt swing along with the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin where Sinner also triumphed in the last two years.
The lucrative Six Kings Slam exhibition event, a non-ATP tournament, was due to take place in Riyadh from October 21-24, but is now scheduled for December 27-30.
Organisers announced the date change after an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Riyadh's international airport killed 13 people.
January's Dakar Rally was moved out of Saudi Arabia due to security concerns, and golf's Asian Tour has postponed the Saudi International indefinitely.
Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in both Six Kings finals, earning himself $6 million at each event.
Along with Sinner and Alcaraz, the event will also feature Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. Zverev is guaranteed to finish 2026 as the ATP's year-end world number one.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes, editing by Ed Osmond)
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网球 - 温布尔登 - 全英草地网球和槌球俱乐部，伦敦，英国 - 2026年7月12日 意大利选手扬尼克·辛纳在决赛中战胜德国选手亚历山大·兹维列夫后庆祝胜利。（路透社/安德鲁·库尔德里奇摄）
10月26日（路透社）——赛事组织者周一表示，世界排名第一的扬尼克·辛纳将在沙特阿拉伯举行的六王大满贯赛上复出，此前该赛事因安全问题推迟至12月举行。
意大利选手辛纳曾两次赢得六王赛冠军，他本月宣布，由于膝伤持续恢复，这位25岁的选手自7月份赢得温布尔登网球公开赛冠军以来一直处于休战状态，因此他将不会在2026年再次参赛。
这一决定使他无缘参加欧洲室内硬地赛季以及在都灵举行的赛季末ATP总决赛，而辛纳在过去两年也都赢得了该项赛事的冠军。
利润丰厚的六王大满贯表演赛（非ATP赛事）原定于10月21日至24日在利雅得举行，但现在已改期至12月27日至30日举行。
在也门胡塞武装（伊朗支持的武装组织）袭击利雅得国际机场，造成 13 人死亡后，组织者宣布更改日期。
由于安全问题，1 月份的达喀尔拉力赛被移出沙特阿拉伯举行，而高尔夫亚洲巡回赛也无限期推迟了沙特国际赛。
Sinner 在六王赛决赛中两次击败 Carlos Alcaraz，每场比赛都赢得了 600 万美元的奖金。
除了辛纳和阿尔卡拉斯之外，本次赛事还将有诺瓦克·德约科维奇、亚历山大·兹维列夫、泰勒·弗里茨和亚历克斯·德米纳尔参赛。兹维列夫已确保在2026年底成为ATP年终世界排名第一。
（特雷弗·斯泰恩斯报道，埃德·奥斯蒙德编辑）
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