Jack Draper set for mega Saudi Arabia payday as Six Kings Slam line-up confirmed

British tennis star Jack Draper will compete at the Six Kings Slam with five other heavy hitters in Saudi Arabia later this year. It may only be an exhibition tournament but it comes with the most lucrative prize pot of any tennis event on the planet, with the victor taking home almost double the amount they would for winning a Grand Slam.

Last year's winner, Jannik Sinner, banked a whopping £4.5million for clinching the first and, so far, only edition of the tournament. And each of the six participants were guaranteed a minimum of £1.12m just for turning up.

Draper, 23, already boasts over £6m in career earnings but he has the chance to send that total soaring when he heads to the Middle East in autumn. The Six Kings Slam is scheduled to take place between October 15-18, and Draper will be joined there by five other huge names.

World No.1 Sinner, who has won two of the three Grand Slams on offer so far this year, will aim to defend his title. And the man he beat 6-7 6-3 6-3 in last year's final, Carlos Alcaraz, will also be in attendance.

Novak Djokovic has been called up despite being less active on the ATP Tour than the other players on the six-man list. And Draper is one of three debutants, with Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz also poised to fight it out for the huge Saudi prize fund.

Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev, who have slipped down to ninth and 14th respectively in the world rankings, have missed the cut after appearing at last year's event. Rafael Nadal was also there but he has since retired.

Draper has enjoyed an excellent season. He lost in the final of the Qatar Open in February and followed that up by winning at Indian Wells in his very next tournament.

The 23-year-old made it to another final in May as he lost in Madrid to Casper Ruud, and delighted home fans with a run to the semi-finals at Queen's in June.

Draper suffered a shock defeat to Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon second round but he remains one of the most feared players on the planet, and he will go into this month's US Open at Flushing Meadows with hopes of bettering the semi-final run he managed in 2024.