Six Kings Slam: Jannik Sinner gives confused look to court invader, security whisks him away - watch video

Tennis star Jannik Sinner secured a commanding victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-final round of the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the match witnessed a security incident when a fan breached protocol to approach the Italian.The defending champion needed only 76 minutes to defeat Tsitsipas, dropping just five games in a dominant performance that set up a semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic.WATCH: Court invader comes very close to Jannik Sinner for many secondsThe match itself proceeded smoothly until its conclusion when cameras captured an unauthorised spectator rushing onto the court to approach Sinner during his post-match interview.Sinner initially engaged with the individual, shaking hands and attempting conversation, before realising the person was not tournament staff but rather a fan who had managed to bypass security to request his jacket.
The situation, while ultimately harmless, ended with security personnel physically removing the intruding fan from the court area.The incident has raised concerns about security standards at the high-profile exhibition event in Saudi Arabia, with tennis fans drawing parallels to the 1993 Monica Seles incident in Hamburg where she was stabbed by an attacker who breached court security.This marks the second recent security-related incident involving Sinner, following a similar occurrence at the US Open where a fan attempted to access his tennis bag while he was signing autographs.Sinner's performance on court demonstrated his continued strong form, showing no lingering effects from his recent withdrawal from the Shanghai Masters due to injury.