Jannik Sinner overpowered Carlos Alcaraz 6–2, 6–4 to win the high-paying Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh, avenging his defeat to the Spaniard in September’s US Open final and retaining the invitational title he won last year. 

The three-day event, featuring six leading men’s players, was streamed live on Netflix. 

The 24-year-old Italian collected a reported $6m overall—$4.5m in winner’s prize money plus a $1.5m participation fee—at the ANB Arena, where organisers again assembled a field including Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev. 

Sinner broke in the opening game and controlled the first set behind clinical serving, then made the decisive second-set breakthrough in the seventh game to close out a straight-sets victory. Alcaraz, who replaced Sinner as world No.1 after the US Open, conceded his rival was “too good” on the day. 

Alcaraz reached the final by defeating Fritz in straight sets, while Sinner advanced after a commanding win over Djokovic. The Serbian then retired from his third-place match against Fritz after dropping the first set. 

In on-court remarks, Sinner praised his rivalry and off-court friendship with Alcaraz, saying such matchups “make you better” as a player. Alcaraz echoed the sentiment, calling Sinner’s level “great motivation” to improve. 

Although the Six Kings Slam carries record appearance fees and a winner’s purse that outstrips the Grand Slams, it remains an exhibition: results do not affect ATP rankings or official head-to-head tallies. 

Source: BBC

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