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2026-10-14 · Aljazeera

Saudi tennis ‘slam’ with Alcaraz, Djokovic postponed amid Houthi attacks

An exhibition tennis tournament featuring the world’s top men’s players has been postponed for two months by the organisers in Saudi Arabia as the country reels from a spate of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis . Turki al-Sheikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), said on Wednesday that the exhibition Six Kings Slam tennis tournament had been postponed due to “organisational and logistical challenges”. The announcement came shortly after the Saudi Pro League postponed three fixtures , including one involving Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, for “logistical considerations, taking into account the mandatory minimum rest period between matches”.

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