Jannik Sinner is the Six Kings Slam champion! World no. 1 faced world no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in the title clash in Riyadh and produced a 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory in two hours and 20 minutes, taking home the biggest prize money in tennis history!
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The Italian lost a tight opener before shifting into a higher gear, breaking the Spaniard four times in sets two and three to emerge at the top and take home $6,000,000! Carlos trailed 4-1 in the opening set before overcoming the deficit and clinching a tight tie break for an early advantage after 66 minutes.
Jannik held at love in the first game of the match and provided another fine service game at 1-1 before making a push on the return. The Italian generated break points in the fourth game and landed a forehand crosscourt return winner on the first, delivering a break and forging a 3-1 advantage.
Doing everything right, world no. 1 grabbed the fifth game, cementing the break and extending the gap.
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Jannik Sinner is the Six Kings Slam champion.
Alcaraz started his comeback with a hold in game six, finding the rhythm on the return in the next one and challenging the world's best player.
The four-time Major winner attacked with his backhand and caused the rival's mistake, pulling the break back and erasing the deficit. The Spaniard denied a break point in the eighth game, locking the result at 4-4 and returning to the positive side.
The younger player survived deuces in the tenth game and held at love at 5-6 to introduce a tie break. He grabbed a mini-break and led 5-2 before Jannik bounced back and erased the deficit.
However, Carlos welcomed the opponent's forehand error in the 12th point, taking the tie break 7-5 and wrapping up the first part of the duel.
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The Italian made a fresh start and dominated the second set, losing serve once and building the advantage with three breaks on his tally. Like in the opener, Sinner led 3-1 and missed multiple break chances to extend the gap.
Alcaraz pulled the break back at love in the sixth game, locking the result at 3-3 but losing ground. The Spaniard experienced breaks in games seven and nine, allowing his opponent to clinch the set 6-3 and gather a boost ahead of the decider.
Jannik played flawless tennis behind the initial shot in the decider, providing five comfortable holds and keeping the pressure on the other side. He missed an early break chance but stayed focused, rattling off the final three games of the duel to emerge at the top in style and take home the biggest prize money in tennis history.
