SIX KINGS SLAM RETURNS TO RIYADH SEASON FOR A THIRD
CONSECUTIVE YEAR ON 21ST, 22ND AND 24TH OCTOBER,
STREAMING LIVE ON NETFLIX
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – July 2026 – His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), today announced the return of Six Kings Slam to Riyadh Season for a third consecutive year, with defending champion Jannik Sinner joined by Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and tournament debutant Alex de Minaur for three days of elite competition on 21st, 22nd and 24th October, streaming live exclusively on Netflix.
Since its debut in 2024, Six Kings Slam has brought together the world's biggest names in men's tennis, quickly establishing itself as one of the standout events of Riyadh Season. The inaugural edition featured Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.
In a thrilling final, Sinner defeated Alcaraz to lift the title, while Djokovic overcame Nadal in what proved to be the Spaniard's final competitive exhibition before his retirement.
Following the success of the inaugural Six Kings Slam, the second edition was streamed live on Netflix, bringing every match to the service's global audience of 325 million members. This year marks the second consecutive year that Six Kings Slam will stream live exclusively on Netflix.
Sinner successfully defended his crown by defeating Alcaraz for a second time in a tournament that also featured Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Carlos Alcaraz said: "I'm excited to return to Riyadh for another Six Kings Slam. The atmosphere is always incredible, and it's a privilege to be part of such a unique event alongside some of the best players in the world."
Jannik Sinner said: "I'm happy to be back in Riyadh to defend my Six Kings Slam title once again. It's a great event with an amazing atmosphere, and I can't wait to compete this October.”
Novak Djokovic said: “Riyadh has always given me a fantastic welcome, and it’s great to be back once again. Six Kings Slam has become a special event on the tennis calendar, and I’m looking forward to competing in front of the fans this October.”
Taylor Fritz said: "I'm looking forward to returning to Six Kings Slam after a great experience last year. It's an incredible event, and I'm excited to compete against the world's best in Riyadh once again."
Alexander Zverev said: "It's great to be returning to Riyadh for another Six Kings Slam. The event continues to grow every year, and I'm excited to be part of another fantastic edition."
Alex de Minaur said: "I'm thrilled to make my Six Kings Slam debut this year. I've heard great things about the event, and I'm looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere and competing in Riyadh for the first time."
About Riyadh Season:
Saudi Arabia’s capital embraces one of the world’s biggest entertainment events every year during winter. Since launching in 2019, Riyadh Season has welcomed millions of visitors from around the world to experience thousands of concerts, sporting events, immersive attractions, and cultural experiences.
The festival has evolved into a global entertainment powerhouse, hosting international boxing championships, WWE events, tennis tournaments, concerts by global superstars, comedy festivals, fashion showcases, and many more large-scale events across the city.
Following the record-breaking success of Riyadh Season 2024, which surpassed 20 million visitors for the first time, Riyadh Season 2025 continued its rapid growth trajectory, attracting more than 17 million visitors across its latest edition as Riyadh continues to be one of the world’s leading entertainment destinations.
About Netflix:
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services offering TV series, films, games and live programming across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
Contacts:
Riyadh Season: media@riyadhseason.com
Netflix: bdobinski@netflix.com
Six Kings Slam: f.andrews@projects.sela.sa
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UTS Tour
PRESS RELEASE
Rio - March 23 2026
UTS Tour set to make South American debut in Rio
The UTS Tour will make its debut in South America this coming July with a brand new event at Rio’s 11,000-seater Maracanazinho stadium.
This new UTS Rio event will take place on an indoor hardcourt over July 16, 17 and 18, with an eight-man line-up that will be confirmed in the coming weeks. It will mark the second stage of the 2026 UTS Tour following next month’s Bastide UTS Nîmes, which will be held at the historic Arènes de Nîmes in France on April 3 and 4.
Casper Ruud, Karen Kachnanov, Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Bublik and Ugo Humbert are set to compete in the 2000-year-old amphitheater for a total prizemoney purse of $1 million USD.
The UTS Tour, founded in 2020 by globally respected tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, has grown into a highly successful elite global tennis league featuring a succession of the world’s best male players and with events in some of the world’s most exciting cities.
UTS has brought its innovative, fast-moving tennis format to events in London, Los Angeles, New York, Guadalajara, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Oslo, Nîmes and now Rio, a city with a rich sporting pedigree having hosted the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
The UTS format is designed to deliver fan-friendly tennis at a fast pace and with maximum excitement, entertainment and crowd interaction. Players compete over eight-minute quarters, which can be decided by sudden death points, and only get one serve. They can also use bonus cards to up the stakes.
UTS Tour events offer generous prize-money to ensure that every point counts and a DJ, MC and lightshow add to the atmosphere. Fans even get to hear from players at the end of every quarter so that they always feel part of all the action.
For shareable photos and video from previous UTS Tour events, please click here
Credit - UTS Tour
Media contacts:
For further information about UTS Rio:
Futpress - Felipe Domingues +55 1196440 5027
Email - Felipe@futpress.com.br
For further information about UTS Tour around the world:
The Emilia Group - Eleanor Preston or Faye Andrews +447967 562040
Email - media@theemiliagroup.com
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Tennis Channel streaming
MEDIA RELEASE
28 January 2025
Tennis Channel to show Japan vs Great Britain this week
British tennis fans can watch every point live on the Tennis Channel as the Lexus GB Davis Cup team takes on Japan in this week’s crucial away qualifying tie.
Leon Smith will be fielding a strong squad, including in-form Jacob Fearnley, Billy Harris, Jan Choinski, Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski to take on a Japanese team likely to feature ATP stars Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel. The two-day tie (31 Jan-1 Feb) is best-of-five matches and is being held indoors in Miki, Japan (GMT +8h). Team GB will be playing to get to September’s second round, where they would play either Germany or Israel or for a place in November’s Davis Cup finals in Bologna, Italy.
Click here for more information on the 2025 Davis Cup format
Tennis Channel will also be showing all of Team GB’s Billie Jean King Cup matches this year as well as matches from both team competitions and bringing every ball of the British Grass Court Season live to UK tennis fans this summer.
Tennis Channel subscribers will be able to watch the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club - featuring WTA and ATP 500 events in back to back weeks for the first time in the tournament’s history - and matches at the LTA’s men’s and women’s grass court tournaments in Birmingham, Nottingham and Eastbourne.
A monthly subscription to the Tennis Channel costs as little as £2.45 per month but, for a limited time, fans can sign up for under £1 per month if they take out a year’s subscription costing just £10 and use the code ‘LTA10’ on sign-up.
It takes just minutes to subscribe online via www.tennischannel.app or Tennis Channel app on iOs and Android mobile devices and tablets as well as on Amazon Prime, Roku, FireTV and on select smart TVs.
As well as watching matches live, Tennis Channel subscribers can also catch up with matches they may have missed via Tennis Channel’s on demand feature. Subscribers can also access coverage of the ATP Challenger Tour and follow British players at tournaments from around the world. Fans can also watch events from the innovative UTS Tour as well as National Club League Finals and exclusive content and features on their favourite players.
Andy Reif, Tennis Channel’s Senior Vice-President of International and Programming said: “We want Tennis Channel to feel like home for British tennis fans so we’re delighted that they will be able to watch every ball of the Lexus GB Davis Cup team’s matches in Japan. There is so much exciting tennis happening in 2025 and Tennis Channel fans can watch it in one place, on an easy-to-use and affordable platform.”
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Notes for Editors
Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com) and its sibling network T2, which are owned by Sinclair, Inc., are the only television-based multiplatform destinations dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. The networks have the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television in one of the world’s most voluminous sports, with multiple men’s and women’s tournaments and singles, doubles and mixed competition throughout the year. Tennis Channel and T2 have rights at the four majors – US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open) and Australian Open – and are the exclusive U.S. homes of all men’s ATP World Tour and women’s WTA Tour competitions, Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, and Laver Cup. The network’s app and website house a direct-to-consumer streaming service with the traditional television network and 10,000 hours of live and on-demand matches beside original content. Tennis Channel International brings live competition and network content to markets in Europe and Asia via digital subscription and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels. Additional platform www.tennis.com is the largest digital outlet dedicated to the sport. Tennis Channel also oversees a network of close to 20 podcasts and is a co-owner of Pickleballs, a joint-venture with the Professional Pickleball Association.
About Sinclair, Inc.
Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD and The Nest; and owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network brands. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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Eleanor Preston, The Emilia Group
media@theemiliagroup.com
T: +44 (0)7967 562 040
@theemiliagroup
Tennis Channel - contact:
Eric Abner, Tennis Channel
eabner@tennischannel.com
+1 310-314-9445,
@TennisChannelPR
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UTS Grand Final London
MEDIA RELEASE
London - Sunday 8 December
De Minaur crowned 2024 UTS Champion
Alex de Minaur was crowned UTS 2024 champion after a comprehensive 3-0 (13/8, 14/11, 16/10) win over Holger Rune in a sold-out Grand Final of UTS London at the Copper Box Arena, earning himself £625,241 ($US 796,800) in prize-money.
Australian de Minaur was described earlier this week as an honorary Londoner and shares a home in South West London with Britain’s No.1 tennis female player Katie Boulter. He succeeded Great Britain’s Jack Draper as UTS champion.
“I couldn’t have had more support here and you’ve really made me feel at home,” de Minaur told the crowd after the victory. “London is like a second home to me. I’ve enjoyed it so much. It was the perfect weekend here. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. I played some great tennis. Every match was tough, was physical and I came out on top, so I’m extremely happy with my performance.”
De Minaur was full of praise for the atmosphere in the Copper Box Arena over the three days of UTS competition. “The crowd was great. It was electric. There was a bit of everything and as a player that’s all you can ever ask for. It felt great to be competing in this atmosphere.”
UTS, which was conceived by renowned tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, is designed to be faster, noisier and more family-friendly than traditional tennis events. Music, lights, fan interaction and mid-match interviews bring sport and entertainment together.
Sunday was a busy day for de Minaur, who also beat Rune in the Group Stage of the event. He ended the hopes of entertaining Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-1 (10/14, 14/11, 15/8, 14/6) in Sunday’s first semi-final. Rune knocked out another Frenchman Ugo Humbert with a 3-0 (15/11, 13/12, 15/11) in the second semi-final.
“I think the court really works for me. I enjoy playing this format,” said Rune. “I think this makes it super entertaining for the crowd and for tennis fans as well, and for us players it’s cool to play because there’s so many fun elements.”
It has been a hugely successful return to London for UTS, with Saturday and Sunday’s sessions all sold out and matches shown live on Tennis Channel, Discovery+ and Sunday’s play shown free-to-air on ITVX.
2025 promises a big year for the growing UTS Tour, with events scheduled in Guadalajara, Mexico (14-16 February) and Nîmes, France (4-5 April) and more events likely to be added in locations around the world, including a potential return to London for the Grand Final.
Download free to use video content and images from UTS London Grand Final from the UTS MEDIA HUB Credit: UTS Tour
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UTS RULES
> 4 quarters of 8 minutes each
> Less time (15 seconds) between points
> No second serve
> Unlimited coaching from the sidelines
> Player interviews between the quarters
> Strategic use of bonus cards by players
> an iconic lightning bolt trophy....and more
ABOUT UTS
Conceived by renowned coach and entrepeneur Patrick Mouratoglou, UTS is designed to be tennis like never before with an innovative format to engage and entertain. The UTS Tour comprises successive international events in a calendar year, building towards a UTS Grand Final in December.
MEDIA CONTACT
The Emilia Group
media@theemiliagroup.com
Call Faye Andrews on +44 7788 921066 or Eleanor Preston on +44 7967 562040