RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – OCTOBER 19: Jannik Sinner of Italy (left) and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain pose for a photo together ahead of their Men’s Singles Final match on day three of the Six Kings Slam 2024 at Kingdom Arena on October 19, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Jannik Sinner will meet for a record $6 million prize in the final of the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia.
The final is set for Saturday at 9 p.m. local time in Riyadh, or 2 p.m. EST, and will air on Netflix.
The winner gets $4.5 million plus the $1.5 million guaranteed appearance fee. That is a bigger payout than any of the four Grand Slams.
Alcaraz has won seven of the last eight against Sinner, including the French Open and U.S. Open finals. This match will not count in their official ATP head-to-head.
Sinner reached the final with a dominant 6-4, 6-2 win over 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, marking his sixth straight win over the Serb. He also beat him in the French Open and Wimbledon semifinals this season.
“Excuse my language, but it’s never nice when somebody kicks your ass like this on the court,” Djokovic said .
Earlier, Alcaraz made his first appearance since withdrawing from the Shanghai Masters due to an ankle injury, with the Spaniard also dominating top-ranked American Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-2 thanks to a stunning mix of shots.
Sinner beat Alcaraz in last year’s final to become the inaugural Six Kings Slam champion.