Very few people would refuse such sums," Thiem defends players participating in exhibitions

Clément Gehl

le 22/10/2025 à 09h51

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The Six Kings Slam exhibition has generated a lot of talk due to the amounts at stake, as well as the participation of Stefanos Tsitsipas who subsequently withdrew from the Vienna tournament.

Dominic Thiem spoke on the subject and wanted to defend the participants: "I don't think we can really blame the players. I think very few people would refuse such sums.

It's a common expression, but as an athlete, we only have a short time to earn money. We've generally only learned one thing: playing tennis. We start at nine or ten years old and we put all our eggs in one basket.