Some tennis fans question why top players, who often gripe about the sport’s grueling calendar, would add an in-season exhibition like the Six Kings Slam to their schedules. Taylor Fritz , reflecting on the packed tour before the Hopman Cup, remarked, “I mean, probably pretty much all the players for a long time have been asking for the season to be shorter, but all we are doing is just lengthening it.” Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner defended players’ choices, noting, “we can still choose” the tournaments we play. And as the four-day, $6 million event kicks off in Saudi Arabia, both Fritz and Sinner have made their feelings crystal clear about the criticism surrounding the Six Kings Slam.

In an exclusive conversation with Tennis365, Taylor Fritz didn’t mince words about wh

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