On November 13, Daniil Medvedev played in the Masters Cup his last game of 2019 before announcing his loss for the Davis Cup due to the calendar load. Less than a month later, the world's number four puts an end to its holidays to play an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, with more than three million dollars in prizes, to which Gael Monfils, David Goffin, Fabio Fognini have also signed up , Stan Wawrinka or John Isner, all of the world's top-20.

The Diriyah Tennis Cup will be played between Thursday and Sunday in the same venue where last Saturday Anthony Joshua snatched the heavyweight title from Andy Ruiz Jr. A box of only eight players, completed with Lucas Pouille and Jan-Lennard Struff , which will be resolved in seven games.

Medvedev starts as a favorite to raise a title that would report a million dollars, an almost traced amount to which Novak Djokovic pocketed for his title in Paris-Bercy, the last 1000 Masters of last season. The juicy monetary rewards also include $ 125,000 who fall in the first round, $ 250,000 for the semifinalists and $ 500,000 for the finalist.

Two week holiday

The 15,000 spectators present at the Diriyah Arena will enjoy these games at the best of three sets, with a super tie-break as a decisive element in case of reaching the third round. The four defeated in the quarter will dispute another picture in which a consolation champion will be elucidated.

Despite the numerous criticisms of the players for the tightness of the calendar, the organizers have managed to convince some players who barely had two weeks of vacation. Without going any further, Struff, Goffin, Fognini and Monfils, all present in the recent Davis Cup. The German played three games in Madrid, the Belgian and the Italian two, while the French only one.

Monfils and Medvedev will repeat next week at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, the exhibition that has been held in Abu Dhabi since 2009 and that this year will also feature Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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