Sinner dominates Alcaraz at lucrative Six Kings Slam

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jannik Sinner won the lucrative Six Kings Slam, beating Carlos Alcaraz by a convincing margin.

Sinner won the US Open final 6-2, 6-4, and reclaimed his place as world number one by Alcaraz in the process.

With his victory, the Italian, 24, earned a reported $6m (£4.5m) – including $4.5m (£3.4m) in prize money, in addition to a $1.5m (£1.1m) participation fee.

Even though the pair split their previous four Grand Slam titles this year, Sinner was dominant right away against Alcaraz, who claimed he was “just too good” for his Saturday opponent.

Sinner broke Alcaraz’s serve in the opening match and quickly wrapped up the first set, the Spaniard being unable to challenge his team’s clinical serving.

After making the crucial breakthrough in the seventh game of the second set, he would win the exhibition event for the second consecutive year.

In his on-court interview, Sinner said, “I wish I could play like this everywhere.”

“We played a lot of, lots of games this season, and Carlos also lost a lot of games.” He and I have a lot of fun and honor to share the court.

You also need rivalries in the sport, and you want to improve as a player. It’s nice to have a strong rivalry and, more importantly, a strong friendship off the court.

At the three-day exhibition event in Saudi Arabia, which was streamed on Netflix, six of the world’s top men’s players squared off.

Saudi Arabia has been accused of using its sponsorship of high-profile events and sports to boost its reputation amid criticism for its human rights record.

The results of the exhibition event in Riyadh are not included in the official head-to-head records or the ATP rankings.

Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach the final, beating Novak Djokovic, who had earlier withdrew from his third-place play-off after losing to Fritz in the first set earlier on Saturday.

In the first few years of a burgeoning rivalry that has gripped the sport, Sinner and Alcaraz have won nine of the sport’s previous ten majors together. They also competed in each of the last three slam finals.

Jannik’s playing at this level is always challenging, according to Alcaraz, who said “he was just too good.”

“I’ve always said that when he plays such great tennis, it motivates me to go to the practice court, give it my all, and strive to improve.” He can be annoying at times, but he also gives me motivation.

Alcaraz continued, “A few times I wrote to him just to see how he’s doing or congratulate him on their relationship away from the court.” Off the court, we have a special relationship, which is wonderful.