One day after the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi first came to light, Saudi Arabia's sports minister announced a tennis exhibition in Jeddah on Dec. 22 between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The uncanny timing was perhaps coincidental. But the connection between the two events—the killing of a dissident journalist and a planned exhibition between the ATP’s top two players—can not be ignored.
Here’s what we know about the basics facts of Khashoggi’s death, which the Saudi government finally acknowledged on Friday: On Oct. 2, Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was killed inside the building by Saudi officials, who claim he accidentally died after a fistfight.