{"id":231068,"date":"2025-10-22T04:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231068\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T04:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:53:13","slug":"jessica-pegula-gives-her-verdict-on-a-potential-six-queens-slam-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231068\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula gives her verdict on a potential ‘Six Queens Slam’ in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jessica Pegula kept a close eye on the recent Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

For the second year in a row, Jannik Sinner won the Six Kings Slam<\/a>, beating his rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final.<\/p>\n

In doing so, Sinner<\/a> took home $6 million, as he continues to enjoy success at the lucrative exhibition event.<\/p>\n

\"CarlosPhoto by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

After the event finished, many began questioning whether the Saudis should host a women\u2019s exhibition in the future.<\/p>\n

Reacting to those suggestions, world number five Pegula<\/a> shared her thoughts.<\/p>\n

Jessica Pegula would be in favor of a \u2018Six Queens Slam\u2019 in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018The Player\u2019s Box Podcast\u2019, Pegula and Jennifer Brady discussed the 2025 Six Kings Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prize money is insane. 1.5 million for showing up,\u201d said Pegula.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinner gets 6 million, 1.5 million to just show up, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d say no!\u201d added Brady.<\/p>\n

The pair shared a joke about what likely happened when Jack Draper withdrew from the Six Kings Slam<\/a> due to injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think when [Jack] Draper<\/a> pulled out, everybody was fighting for that spot?\u201d asked Pegula.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh 100%, clawing, hands and knees,\u201d Brady replied.<\/p>\n

Pegula was then asked for her thoughts on the potential introduction of a women\u2019s \u2018Six Queens Slam\u2019 and whether there would be room in the calendar for such an event.<\/p>\n

\"JessicaPhoto by WUHAN OPEN OFFICIAL 2025\/VCG via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people would make room for that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, though. I don\u2019t see why not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her co-host Brady also seemed keen, although the 2021 Australian Open<\/a> finalist expressed her concerns about a worrying pattern emerging in women\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like the women are always just following,\u201d said Brady.<\/p>\n

\"JenniferPhoto by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe men make an event like the Laver Cup<\/a>, and then people are asking if there should be a female version.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen it\u2019s like, should there be a female version of the Six Kings Slam? I feel like the women need to come up with something before the men, so it\u2019s not just us following.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if the organisers of the Six Kings Slam choose to introduce a women\u2019s event in the future, but it will certainly be something to look out for.<\/p>\n

Pegula will still have a chance to earn some big money in Saudi Arabia this year, however, as she prepares to fly to Riyadh for the WTA Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who will join Jessica Pegula at the 2025 WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia?<\/p>\n

Seven of the eight participants have been confirmed for this year\u2019s WTA Finals.<\/p>\n

Race rankingNameCountryPointsStatus1Aryna SabalenkaBelarus9,990Qualified2Iga SwiatekPoland8,303Qualified3Coco GauffUSA6,573Qualified4Amanda AnisimovaUSA5,897Qualified5Jessica PegulaUSA5,183Qualified6Madison KeysUSA4,395Qualified7Jasmine PaoliniItaly4,325Qualified8Mirra AndreevaRussia4,319Yet to qualify9Elena RybakinaKazakhstan4,305Yet to qualifyWTA Finals race<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Mirra Andreeva and Kazakhstan\u2019s Elena Rybakina<\/a> are currently battling for the final qualification spot.<\/p>\n

With the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff<\/a> leading the way, Pegula won\u2019t travel to Saudi Arabia as one of the favorites, but how has she performed at the WTA Finals during her career to date?<\/p>\n

Making her first appearance at the event in 2022, Pegula holds a disappointing 4-6 record (40%).<\/p>\n

Jessica Pegula\u2019s WTA Finals record2022 WTA Finals GS [LOSS] vs Maria Sakkari2022 WTA Finals GS [LOSS] vs Ons Jabeur2022 WTA Finals GS [LOSS] vs Aryna Sabalenka2023 WTA Finals GS [WIN] vs Elena Rybakina2023 WTA Finals GS [WIN] vs Aryna Sabalenka2023 WTA Finals GS [WIN] vs Maria Sakkari2023 WTA Finals SF [WIN] vs Coco Gauff2023 WTA Finals F [LOSS] vs Iga Swiatek2024 WTA Finals GS [LOSS] vs Coco Gauff2024 WTA Finals GS [LOSS] vs Barbora Krejcikova2024 WTA Finals [WITHDRAWAL] vs Iga Swiatek<\/p>\n

Pegula came closest to the title two years ago, when she won all four matches en route to the final.<\/p>\n

She was, however, well beaten in the final, winning just one game as she fell to defeat against Poland\u2019s Swiatek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll be looking to go one better when she returns to WTA Finals action in 2025.<\/p>\n

The 2025 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are scheduled to begin on Saturday, November 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Jessica Pegula kept a close eye on the recent Six Kings Slam in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,35058,80775,82,593,4306],"class_list":["post-231068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-jessica-pegula","tag-six-kings-slam","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-wta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}