2018 has been a year that will go in the annals of history as the year Saudi became a major hub for sporting events. From WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble and the Muhammad Ali Trophy to the recently concluded Superclasico, the sporting events held this year were unlike any that were ever seen in the country.

But guess what it doesn’t end here as there is an amazing lineup of sporting events coming up to conclude this incredible year. Here are some of the biggest ones.

King Salman Tennis Championship

22^nd December 2018

The tennis championship will see two of the greatest tennis players of our time Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal face each other in Jeddah. Tickets are not available yet but keep a close eye on sauditickets.sa as these tickets are bound to be sold out within a day.

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Djokovic even tweeted about it.

Looking forward to playing and visiting this beautiful country. Thank you for the invitation, see you guys soon! https://t.co/0ZgSLnLgQu

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) October 8, 2018

WWE Crown Jewel

2^nd November 2018

After Jeddah’s Greatest Royal Rumble event, WWE is back this time to wow fans in Riyadh. The event will be a kind of World Cup that will see eight of the biggest wrestlers from RAW and Smackdown LIVE battle it out for the trophy.

The field has been rounded out for the #WWEWorldCup Tournament at #WWECrownJewel! https://t.co/ecP9b5EkrV

— WWE (@WWE) October 17, 2018

Formula E

15^th December 2018

Riyadh historic heart Ad Dirriyah is all set to become a racing track for Formula E. The 13-race season will open in Saudi and then move to other cities across the globe. At the launch event of the race, new visas were announced by the country just so that tourists can come to experience the event live.

ABB Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) coming to #SaudiArabia — https://t.co/reC54ITCLj #Sports pic.twitter.com/5I7V6RjAos

— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) October 18, 2018

Supercoppa Italiana

13^th January 2019

Football fans in Riyadh are eagerly awaiting this match between AC Milan and Juventus. Also known as the Italian Super Cup, three of the next five matches of this championship will take place in Saudi.

Supercoppa Italiana ???????? final between Juventus and AC Milan will be played at Riyadh Saudi Arabia ???????? in January 2019 ???? pic.twitter.com/20jltDRZFy

— TeamMilanAC (@TeamMilanAC) June 6, 2018