By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz break up the Grand Slam spoils this season.
Fittingly, the pair may sq. off this weekend in a profitable and historic Six Kings Slam exhibition last.
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World No. 1 Sinner pulled off a rarity in Riyadh immediately.
Sinner stopped Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7(0), 6-4 to achieve the inaugural Six Kings Slam last in a victory that got here 4 days after the top-seeded Italian defeated the Grand Slam king 7-6(4), 6-3 within the Rolex Shanghai Masters last.
Warding off each fatigue and Djokovic, Sinner saved calm to increase his profitable streak immediately.
“I believe we performed a last in Shanghai not so many days in the past,” Sinner stated. “I really feel we had been each barely drained making a few errors, however we each tried to remain there.
“This sport can change so so shortly. I had a few overheads, however he made some fairly good pictures and [I was] simply attempting to reset as quick as potential.”
Sinner, who has already made historical past turning into the primary Italian to safe the ATP season-ending world No. 1 rating, will play for a tennis report $6 million pay day on Saturday. That is almost $2.5 million greater than the $3.6 million champion’s examine Sinner collected profitable the US Open championship final month.
Immediately’s victory sends Sinner into Saturday’s last in opposition to both reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon winner Alcaraz or 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, who was dealing with his Olympic doubles companion Alcaraz in tonight’s last match.
“Let’s see what’s coming Saturday, hopefully it’s going to be an ideal match,” Sinner stated. “That’s why we’re all right here so hopefully it’s going to be a great one.”
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