Sinner takes Six Kings Slam title, earns $6 million in Riyadh

Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz successful the last of the Six Kings Slam successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and won a prize of six cardinal dollars. Although this tourney does not number successful the authoritative ATP results, the triumph was of large worth to the Italian. He spent a small implicit 2 and a fractional hours connected the court, and each 2nd earned him 404 euros.

The Italian controlled the lucifer with impeccable serves and precise shots from the baseline. Alcaraz did not person a existent accidental to crook the tide of the game, and with this triumph Sinner partially avenged his decision successful the US Open last 7 weeks ago. Sinner emphasized however overmuch the rivalry helps him improve: 

"We person played galore times this play and I person besides mislaid to Carlos galore times. It is simply a large pleasance and grant for maine to stock the tribunal with him. At the aforesaid time, you privation to go a amended subordinate and you request rivalry successful the sport. So it is bully to person a large rivalry, and much importantly, a large relationship disconnected the court."

Exhibition and earnings

For coming to the Six Kings Slam, each of the six participants received 1.5 cardinal dollars, and the victor received an further 4.5 cardinal dollars. It is the largest azygous payout successful tennis history. Sinner frankincense surpassed Alcaraz successful net during this three-day tournament, though the Spaniard earned much successful full successful 2025, astir 16 cardinal USD. For comparison, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz, the 3rd and 4th tennis players successful the world, each won 4.6 cardinal dollars during the full year.

The tourney besides showed the different broadside of the rivalry; Sinner dominated from the archetypal game, winning the acceptable successful conscionable 30 minutes, portion successful the 2nd set, Alcaraz saved 4 interruption points earlier the Italian got different decisive break. The moves and points performed by some showed the prime and endowment of generational rivals.

Novak Djokovic surrendered to Taylor Fritz successful the lucifer for 3rd spot owed to fatigue and assemblage problems. Djokovic, a seasoned of 38 years, decided to prevention his vigor for the upcoming tournaments, including the Masters 1000 successful Paris and the ATP Finals successful Turin.