Follow us on Google Discover Stefanos Tsitsipas spent a very short amount of time on court in his debut appearance at the Six Kings Slam.
Tsitsipas was announced as Jack Draper’s replacement for the Six Kings Slam after the Briton withdrew due to an ongoing arm injury.
There were also some concerns about Tsitsipas, who pulled out of the Shanghai Masters due to a ‘physical issue’.
However, after confirming his participation for the exhibition event, Tsitsipas had a chance to make a statement against Jannik Sinner after a disappointing 2025 season.
Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty ImagesStefanos Tsitsipas posts social media message after being beaten by Jannik Sinner
Despite the odds being stacked against Tsitsipas, who is currently the world number 27, he had actually won his most recent ATP match against Sinner.
However, Tsitsipas was unable to make any sort of statement against Sinner and instead suffered a one-sided defeat to the world number two.
Sinner beat Tsitsipas, 6-2 6-3, in just 76 minutes and the scoreline could have been even worse for the Greek after he trailed 5-0 in the first set.
Admitting that he was completely outplayed in Riyadh, Tsitsipas posted a message to his social media shortly after being beaten by Sinner.
Tsitsipas wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Tried my best and enjoyed myself out there tonight; Jannik was simply stellar. Thank you for welcoming me with open arms, Riyadh.”
Full breakdown of the prize money Stefanos Tsitsipas earned at the Six Kings Slam
Despite Sinner claiming money was not his motivation for playing the Six Kings Slam last year, it is certainly one of the biggest factors in enticing the big names to play the exhibition event.
All players receive a huge $1.5million just for playing one match at the event, which is even less than Tsitsipas earned for reaching the Australian Open final in 2023.
In a breakdown of the prize money Tsitsipas earned for the 76 minutes he spent on court, the Greek was gaining over $19,000 per minute and over $300 for every second.
Time on courtStefanos Tsitsipas’s Six Kings Slam Prize MoneyTotal (58 minutes)$1.5millionPer minute$19,736.84Per second$328.95
Despite being handily beaten, Tsitsipas was not even the player to lose the quickest match on day one of the event, with Alexander Zverev being beaten by Taylor Fritz in just 58 minutes.
Tsitsipas will now cash his cheque from the Six Kings Slam and look ahead to his remaining tournaments in the 2025 season, with his next coming at the Vienna Open.