Stanislas Wawrinka may not be taking Jannik Sinner at his word after the Italian claimed he didn’t play at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia for the money. Sinner was handed £4.6million for winning the tournament after getting the better of Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Sinner, who won this year’s Australian Open and US Open, was forced to come from a set down to overcome Alcaraz in Riyadh.
The world No. 1 won the showdown 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 after getting the better of Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Sinner was asked about his Saudi prize money during an interview with Eurosport. And he explained: “I don’t play for money. It’s very simple. Of course it’s a nice prize, but I went there because there was possibly the six best players in the world and you can measure yourself with them. It was also a nice event.
“For me it was the first time that I went to Riyadh. It was something very nice and of course when you come back as a winner for me it was more that I played the matches in the right way and that this can hopefully improve me as a player also for the future. I think that’s it.
“Of course the money is important, but not that much. I live a good life also without this money so it’s much more important the health I have and surrounding myself with great people and the family I have. And the money is just an extra.”
But after footage of the interview was posted to X (formerly Twitter), Wawrinka replied with a laughing face emoji in a hint that the comments were unbelievable.
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