RIYADH: Two more big names in the tennis world were added to the star-studded lineup of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever international tennis tournament in December.
Big-serving American John Isner, with over 1000 aces this season, and five-time Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) champion Lucas Pouille of France, an Australian Open semi-finalist this year, will join the four players already confirmed for the showdown happening from Dec. 12 to 14 in Diriyah.
The pair will battle three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, the current world number four, Daniil Medvedev of Russia, talented world number 12 Fabio Fogini, who was the first Italian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title this year in Monte Carlo, and highly rated David Goffin from Belgium, the former world number seven.