"Sacrificing visibility to promote sponsor" - Fans slam 'horrible' camera angle for Jannik Sinner & Daniil Medvedev's Six Kings Slam QF

Tennis fans recently criticized the camera angle used during the match between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev at the Six Kings Slam exhibition. The exhibition tournament kicked off on October 16, 2024, and will run until October 19, 2024.

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition tournament taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In addition to Sinner and Medvedev, the tournament also features players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and Holger Rune

Djokovic and Nadal received byes directly to the semifinals, while Sinner faced Medvedev and Alcaraz took on Rune in the quarterfinals.

The Six Kings Slam began with Jannik Sinner defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-0, 6-3, and Alcaraz triumphing over Rune 6-4, 6-2. The World No.1 will next go up against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, while Alcaraz will face Nadal in the final four.

However, fans were disappointed with the camera angle used for the broadcast of the quarterfinal match between Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev. The camera angle was high, making it difficult for the viewers to see the ball clearly on television.

Fans took to social media to express their discontent, with one fan suggesting that the tournament prioritized promoting sponsors over providing a clear view of the match.

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"Sacrificing the visibility of the sport itself to promote the sponsor is so backwards," a fan posted.

Another fan described the camera angle as making the match between Sinner and Medvedev "unwatchable."

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"Was refreshing waiting for someone to post this 😄 , makes it unwatchable really. Quite disappointing that none of the team members told them how sh*t this camera angle is," a fan wrote.

Many fans criticized the camera angle for Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev's match as "horrible" and "horrendous."

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"Its horrible imo," a fan posted.

"Horrendous camera angle," a fan wrote.

"Yea that camera angle is aaaaasssssssssssss," a fan posted.

One fan pointed out the irony of the tournament's lavish prize money (6,000,000 USD for the winner) in contrast to the lack of investment in setting up a proper camera for the event.

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"Zero visibility of the ball. How can people watch this on TV?" a fan wrote.

"So the Arab kings can afford to pay fortunes to the players but can't afford to set up a proper camera for the event? 😂 F**king hilarious," a fan posted.

Jannik Sinner will face Novak Djokovic in the Six Kings Slam SF

Novak Djokovic (L) and Jannik Sinner (R) [Source: Getty]

Jannik Sinner will go head-to-head with Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Six Kings Slam. Both the players have faced each other eight times on the tour, with each of them claiming four wins.

Sinner and Djokovic have faced each other twice this season - first in the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open, where the Italian emerged victorious with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3 win. Sinner then went on to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the final to win his first Grand Slam title.

The World No.1 most recently faced the 24-time Grand Slam champion in the final of the 2024 Shanghai Masters and managed to outplay him 7-6(4) 6-3.

The winner of the semifinal match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will advance to face either Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

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