Sinner set to return from injury at postponed Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the previous Six Kings Slam. | Photo Credit: 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.

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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.