Tenis Sinner celebrates glory and millions: he beats Carlos Alcaraz and is champion of the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia

In the definition of the revolutionary Six Kings Slam tournament, Jannik Sinner (1st in the ATP ranking) beat Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) in sets of 6-7, 6-3 and 6-3, thus winning the crown of champion of Saudi Arabia. . In addition to glory, The Italian added a significant monetary prize as a prize .

During the first three matches, both rackets showed their dazzling serves without conceding the slightest advantage in serving. However, The difference in Sinner’s favor would happen almost instantly, when he remained stoic in the face of the Spaniard’s power and managed to secure a break in the fourth game. .

Despite the hard blow of being down on the scoreboard, Alcaraz did not give up and continued with the combative level that characterized him during the last victory against the Italian at the ATP 500 in Beijing. SO, in the seventh games was recovered thanks to a to break as an answer. In the eighth, he won again to put it all at 4-4. .

From then on, the characteristic equality of the first minutes marked the match and ended up extending the definition of the first set to tie-break. In this situation, The native of El Palmar was more complete and balanced the scales in his favor .

In the second round, the match process began with many similarities to what had been experienced previously: Sinner stepped forward and applied the to break in the third game and Alcaraz came from behind to tie 3-3 . However, in subsequent deliveries, La Rousse built up the confidence and ended up triumphing with a solid 6-3 .

The trend continued in the third set. With a series of exchanges of blows, The Italian confirmed his good moment of the night in Riyadh and established the same difference as in the previous partials. Alcaraz, for his part, was visibly affected by his rival’s attack and ended up giving in, once again 6-3. .

So, with victory, Jannik Sinner not only got the exhibition tournament, but also a big check for $6 million . Likewise, the rest of the participants received an amount close to 1.5 million North American dollars.

Before the equipment that appeared during the final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, The tournament played on Saudi soil was the last face to face between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the two greatest Grand Slam winners in tennis history .

With partial scores of 6-2 and 7-6 (5), Nole was awarded third place in the competition and the Spaniard said goodbye to one of the biggest rivalries of his career to widespread applause of all the public present on the ground. from Riyadh . In all, European athletes have met on 61 official occasions, with a score of 32-29 in favor of the Serbian. . Without a doubt, a duel of the times.

At the post-match ceremony, marked by the presentation of a gold-plated racket as a reward for his award-winning career, Nadal highlighted the series of clashes he has played in over the decades with the best winner on the tour . “Thank you for all the moments Novak. It’s an incredible rivalry, which has helped me push my limits for over 15 years. Without it, I wouldn’t be the player I am today. he said.

In the same spirit, the Manacorí were delighted to put the finishing touches on a journey that included winning 22 major tournaments, including a record 14 titles at Roland Garros. “I’m going to miss everything. It’s been a dream come true for 20 years, to be competitive and play in the best stadiums in the world. I have to thank everyone for being here. “The last few days have been incredible” he concluded.