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Serena Williams’ former coach Renn Stubbs has criticized Jannik Sinner for not playing the Six Kings Slam for the money.

Stubbs, a former world No. 1 in doubles, believes sinner wants to “be like Roger Federer” with his “politically correct” approach to communication.

Earlier this month Sinner won Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Six Kings Slam exhibition tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

It was the most lucrative match in tennis history, with Sinner receiving $6 million, the largest prize check ever awarded in the sport.

The 23-year-old Italian has since maintained that money was not his motivation for competing in the exhibition tournament.

“No, I don’t play for money,” the world number one told Eurosport. “It’s very simple. Of course, it’s a good prize and all that, but, you know, I went there because there were probably six of the best players in the world, and then you can measure yourself against them.

“It was also a pleasant event for me. This was the first time I visited Riyadh. It was for the sake of something very pleasant.

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“Of course, when you come back as a winner, for me it was more than ‘okay, I played the matches correctly and hopefully this can improve me as a player in the future.’

“I think that’s it. And of course money is important, but not that much. I live well without this money.”

When asked about Sinner’s comments, Alcaraz offered his opponent a different answer on the topic of the Six Kings Slam.

“Well, I mean, if I say I went there just for fun or to play and forgot about the money, I would be lying,” the Spaniard said.

“It’s obvious. I mean, every person works for this too. You know, that’s life.

“You know, I love playing tennis. You know, most of the time I don’t think about money. I just play for love or for fun. But you have to be realistic. You have to think that you want to make money, you know, that’s all.

“You know, Arabia has the highest prize money ever, so that was good motivation, at least for me.”

In an episode of Renne Stubbs’ tennis podcast, Stubbs questioned why Sinner didn’t address the topic as much as Alcaraz.

“I love him very much because they believe so much in his political correctness: “No, I didn’t go for the money. I’m just playing. There are six of the best players in the world here and I want to test myself,” said the Australian.

“Look, Yannick, I love you, but dude, come on! You will not be able to add the tournament to your schedule. As Carlos (Alcaraz) said, “Of course I went for the money.”

“Yannick, I know you want to be politically correct about everything, because you are. You want to be like Roger Federer, where you speak everything very well.

“But sometimes you think, ‘Yeah, that was interesting.’ I wanted to go visit. They paid us a lot of money, and that’s why I went.”