Novak Djokovic may not have given much reason for tennis fans to enjoy in 2023. His dominance has fizzled out the competitiveness of the ATP tour. Still, one thing that tennis fans all over the globe were excited about this year was the tournaments being held in China. It is so because it was the first time a tournament was being held there after the pandemic. And the only that beats this is the tennis tournament that is going to happen in Saudi Arabia for tennis players.

Arab tennis fans are over and above excited for this tournament to happen as this will be a great opportunity for tennis players to have yet another platform to hone their extraordinary skills on a different court. Not only that, some of the top players in the world are going to be playing here.

Top tennis players decide to be a part of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season Cup exhibition

The Riyadh Season Cup exhibition is about to begin on December 26, and top-seeded players are going to be a part of it. Recently a Twitter page posted about how Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will be a part of the exhibition tournament.

The post said, “Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will participate in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season Cup exhibition, on December 26.” The duo of Djokovic & Alcaraz are already locked in a battle for the No. 1 spot as they stand 1 & 2 currently after a year-long of clashes, mainly at Wimbledon & Cincinnati.

Not just that, the official page of the Riyadh Season also made a post. It said, “Riyadh Season Tennis Cup within the activities of the 2023 Riyadh Season. With the participation of players Djokovic, Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur. December 26-27.”

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So, it would be very exciting for tennis fans to collect in Saudi Arabia and be able to watch their favorite players be a part of this amazing new tournament. Even though having a tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia is a big deal, tennis legend, Chris Evert was not in favor of the same.

Tennis legend not in favor of having tennis tours in Saudi Arabia

Chris Evert had mentioned in one of her interviews that she would be happy for the tournaments to be held anywhere but in Saudi Arabia. When the deal for WTA Finals to be held at Saudi was canceled, Chris Evert even expressed happiness vividly. She even said that money is not everything and that women are not treated right in Saudi so having the finals there would be fatal.

And now with Riyadh Season happening there, we are sure everyone will be curious to see how the experience will be for the tennis players.

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