The bizarre camera angle showing the Six Kings Slam left tennis fans baffled with many voicing their displeasure on social media. People watching from home bemoaned the high angle of the camera as took on Jannik Sinner in Saudi Arabia.
Some of tennis' most high-profile stars are competing at the lucrative Riyadh Season exhibition event in the Gulf state. It is the penultimate tournament Rafael Nadal will play .
But when viewers tuned into the early moments of the quarter-final between Medvedev and Sinner, they were bemused to realise they were watching the match from an extremely high camera position, located behind the Italian. The main camera inside Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center was clearly too high in the stands.
Many fans posted about the viewing experience on social media platform X. "Six Kings' default camera angle looks like it's being shot from a blimp high above Riyadh," said tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg.
@mickpickss added: What the hell is this camera angle for the 6 Kings Slam...
"All the massive production and promotion budget but we can barely watch the match. This is a joke."
@AJacksonDass pointed out that the viewing experience should have been better given the amount of money pumped into the tournament. They said: "WTF is this camera angle! My eyes are not eyeing already
"They are spending crores of money on hologram & trailer. No better camera angle?"
Meanwhile, @BuloDeMouquim bluntly observed: "Terrible camera angle they chose in the Six Kings Slam, I'm watching the game from the sky."
@BiscuitJohn responded saying that the match was "almost unwatchable" while @JesusMarti66466 said they were "getting sick".
The £11.9million tennis tournament has opened its doors for the first time, with the sport's biggest names flying into Saudi Arabia for a shot at the £4.6m prize. Simply competing in the competition has earned stars such as Medvedev, Sinner, Nadal and Novak Djokovic a cool £769,446.
Fans attending the tournament will have the honour of watching Nadal play for the second-to-last time. The 22-time Grand Slam champion will pull the curtain down on his remarkable career next month.
Nadal, who became Saudi Arabia's tennis ambassador earlier this year, has struggled with fitness issues for the best part of two seasons. His last outing came during the , where he competed in the singles and doubles tournaments.
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