JANNIK SINNER was approached by a fan on court following lax security at the Six Kings Slam.
Sinner, 24, took on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals of the mega-money Saudi exhibition event last night.
The Italian comfortably won 6-2 6-3 to advance to the final four.
After the match, a nonchalant fan walked onto the court and right up to Sinner.
The pair spoke for several seconds, with the spectator appearing to ask for the former world No1’s Nike jacket.
Following around 10 seconds of dialogue, a security guard finally arrived to remove the fan from the court.
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Thankfully the court invader appeared to only want Sinner’s jacket and did not physically assault the tennis star.
But the lax security represented a major security breach.
The incident was captured on camera, with the event being broadcast around the world on Netflix.
Saudi Arabia’s lucrative men’s tennis event is seeing each player handed a handsome $1.5 million (£1.1m) appearance fee.
While the winner will take home an eye-watering $6m (£4.5m).
Sinner admitted that money was the main motivation this week.
The reigning Wimbledon champion said: “The money is nothing we’re trying to hide.
“We know how much is at stake here, and it would be a lie if I told you it wasn’t a motivation.
“Every player here will try to win as many matches as possible. It’s like any other exhibition – except here there is a bit more motivation.”
Sinner will be back in action later today when he faces Novak Djokovic.
The winner will take on Carlos Alcaraz or Taylor Fritz in Saturday’s final.
Last month, a brazen fan attempted to snatch an item from Sinner’s bag during the US Open.
On that occasion, security was quick to intervene.
Sinner looked frustrated at the violation, having already given his towel away to one fan and stopped for a selfie with another.
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He said at the time: “No, I haven’t experienced. You know, it was – I checked straight away if he took something, because you know, I don’t have only racquets there. I have my phone. I have my wallet.
“But, I feel like the security is doing great job. Especially on court, there are lots of security. I believe especially the big tournaments they make amazing job to feel us safe. So even new things happen like this, they make great job. No, it’s all fine.”
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