Neymar is BOOED by tennis fans in Saudi Arabia ...

Neymar is BOOED by tennis fans in Saudi Arabia – who chant for Cristiano Ronaldo – as Brazil star embraces Rafael Nadal on court

Neymar is BOOED by tennis fans in Saudi Arabia – who chant for Cristiano Ronaldo – as Brazil star embraces Rafael Nadal on court

Neymar Jnr may have been surprised to be greeted by a round of boos when he made an appearance at Saudi Arabia’s ‘6 Kings Slam’ tournament on Thursday night.

The football megastar joined Public Investment Fund (PIF) owned Al-Hilal in 2023 to bring an end to his Paris Saint-Germain nightmare in a £78million move that came as something of a shock.

The Brazilian forward is thought to be on eye-watering money in the Saudi Pro League and was one of the divisions biggest coups, penning a three-year deal that is reportedly set to earn him some £26m-a-year.

As one of the most famous faces in football in the last decade, he might expect to become something of an overnight celebrity in Saudi Arabia, however judging by the response to his recent appearance, the opposite would appear to be true.

After coming out onto the court at the ‘6 Kings Slam’ event, he was booed loudly from fans assembled in the 8,000-seat purpose built arena called The Venue.

There were even audible chants of ‘Ronaldo! Ronaldo’ with Cristiano Ronaldo being a huge success unsurprisingly in Saudi Arabia after his own move to Al-Nassr.

As one of the most famous faces in football in the last decade, he might expect to become something of an overnight celebrity in Saudi Arabia, however judging by the response to his recent appearance, the opposite would appear to be true.

After coming out onto the court at the ‘6 Kings Slam’ event, he was booed loudly from fans assembled in the 8,000-seat purpose built arena called The Venue.

There were even audible chants of ‘Ronaldo! Ronaldo’ with Cristiano Ronaldo being a huge success unsurprisingly in Saudi Arabia after his own move to Al-Nassr.

The Brazilian was then seen chatting to Rafael Nadal, who was beaten in straight sets 6-3 6-3 by compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in his round of the exhibition tournament.

The competition will see each competitor – Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev, Alcaraz and Nadal – take home at least $1.5m (£1.15m), and the winner pocketing $6m (£4.6m), which is the largest pot in tennis history.

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