Alexander Zverev earned $25,000 per minute for his 59-minute cameo in the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia.

Alexander Zverev earned $25,000 per minute for his 59-minute cameo in the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia.

The German is one of six tennis stars competing as part of Riyadh Season’s premier tennis competition with each of the participants receiving a reported appearance fee of $1.5m, rising to $6m for the eventual victor.

American No1 Taylor Fritz dispatched Zverev 6-4 6-4 in 59 minutes, meaning his $1.5m appearance fee averaged out at $25,424 per minute on the court.

Not a bad return for an hour’s work.

Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas had to work a little bit harder for his loss, falling to Jannik Sinner 6-2 6-3 in a slightly more respectable 76

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