Sinner beats Djokovic in the Six Kings Slam semifinal

Alcaraz in the final against Sinner

Will be Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner’s opponent in the final of Six Kings Slam scheduled for Saturday at 8pm in Riyadh. In the second semi-final the Spaniard, world number 2, beat Rafael Nadal 6-3 with a double.

Sinner’s words

These are the words of Sinner after the victory against Djokovic: “It was a tough match. We tried to play every point playing at our best, we took it seriously while also trying to do something different on the pitch. We played in the final in Shanghai 4 days ago. We both made some mistakes. It’s normal, it happens in tennis. I played a couple of rights which allowed me to take control of the situation. I am usually calm, I also sometimes feel tense, nervous. I aim to close the season and this tournament in the best possible way, I will try to offer you the best show possible, however the other semi-final goes. I’m sure it will be a very fun match on Saturday.”

Sinner, the final on Saturday

Sinner will return to the pitch on Saturday (at 8pm) to face the winner of the second semi-final which will see the Spaniards on the field Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal.

Sinner batte Djokovic

Sinner he makes no mistakes, takes advantage of his turn of serve and beats Djokovic on the first match point: 6-2 6-7 6-4 the final.

Sinner serve per il match

Another game in which the serve fails. Sinner he snatches the serve again from Djokovic and takes the lead 5-4.

Controbreak Djokovic

Djokovic gets the audience’s applause, saves the ball to make it 5-3 and again takes the serve from Sinner who misses an easy point and then fails to close it: 4-4.

Break Sinner

Game with many errors (even a double fault) by DjokovicSinner takes advantage of this to get two break points and break his opponent’s serve at the first opportunity: 4-3 for the blue.

Sinner saves two break points

Sinner he saves two break points and holds his serve. The blue player plays a great forehand down the line, then takes advantage of two errors from Djokovic and closes with a forehand winner: 3-3.

Djokovic salva quattro palle break

Djokovic he erases four break points and manages to hold serve. Sinner doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity, the Serbian closes with an ace: 3-2 Djokovic in the third and decisive set.

Sinner holds serve

With two excellent first serves Sinner manages to come back from 15-30 and hold serve: 2-2 in the third set.

Sinner-Djokovic 6-2 6-7 1-2

Djokovic he keeps his innings at 15. Two backhands into the net for Sinner, the Serbian finishes with a great backhand down the line: 2-1.

Controbreak Djokovic

Djokovic reagisce and immediately places the counterbreak. Game in which Sinner makes three errors, the last with the forehand: 1-1.

Break Sinner

Break by Sinner at the start of the third set. The blue comes back from 30-15, gets a first break point canceled out by Djokovic with a volley, then hits a great forehand down the line and takes the game into his own thanks to a forehand error from the Serbian.

Problem alla spalla for Djokovic.

Djokovic he had his right shoulder massaged after winning the tie break.

Djokovic dominates the tie break, we go to the third

Djokovic takes the match to the third set. Tie break dominated by the Serbian, who did not leave a single point to Sinner, closing 7-0.

And you will have a break

Djokovic manages to take the second set to a tie break. Game well played by the Serbian, who closes with a winning serve: 6-6.

Sinner ahead 6-5

From 0-30 (with another double fault) Sinner scores four consecutive points (a beautiful diagonal backhand) and leads 6-5 in the second set.

Djokovic resists

Djokovic he doesn’t give up, he finds himself 0-30 but with the serve he manages to come back and equalize the score at 5 all.

Sinner-Djokovic 6-2 5-4

At 15-30 Sinner he plays three excellent points, with two forehand accelerations (winning volley on the second) and an ace on the second: 5-4 for the blue.

Djokovic has the lead: 4-4

Two consecutive errors by Sinner with the forehand they allow Djokovic to hold serve and move to 4 all in the second set.

Sinner-Djokovic 6-2 4-3

Sinner holds the line going back from 15-30. The blue did well to recover with a forehand slap after a short ball recovered by Djokovic, closing with an ace: 4-3 in the second set.

Djokovic non molla

Very solid innings from Djokovictwo winning serves and an ace for the Serbian who holds serve at zero: 3-3 in the second set.

Sinner-Djokovic 6-2 3-2

Sinner he holds the serve despite his second double fault. Djokovic continues to make many mistakes: 3-2.

Break Sinner

Sinner recovers the break and it goes to 2 all. Game with three errors by Djokovic, closed by Sinner with a forehand pass.

Sinner holds serve

Sinner he keeps his innings scoreless. A beautiful exchange in which the blue arrives on a short ball from Djokovic and surprises him with a great touch on the line: a shot applauded by the Serbian: 2-1.

Sinner-Djokovic 6-2 0-2

Djokovic confirms the break advantage and goes up 2-0 in the second set. Close game, at 40-30 Sinner puts a backhand wide.

Break Djokovic

Break on Djokovic at the start of the second set. The Serbian comes back from 30-15 down, after a double fault from Sinner he gets a break point and exploits it with a passer who finds the Italian not very ready to score: 1-0 in the second set.

Sinner wins the first set

First set dominated by Sinner. The blue breaks Djokovic’s serve for the second time and finishes 6-2.

Sinner ahead 5-2

Sinner recovers from 0-30 and with four points in a row he holds serve, going up 5-2 in the first set. The blue takes advantage of two errors from the Serbian, lands a forehand winner and an ace with the second.

Djokovic accorcia

Djokovic closes to 4-2 thanks to a turn of serve in which he leaves no points for Sinner, closing with an ace in the second half.

Sinner-Djokovic 4-1

Another very quick innings, Sinner he keeps it scoreless with a winning serve, an ace and two free throws from Djokovic: 4-1 for the blue.

Djokovic has the battuta at zero

Djokovic he holds the serve for the first time, leaving no points for Sinner. The Serbian lands two good shots (backhand and forehand winning long lines): 3-1 in the first set.

Sinner-Djokovic 3-0

Sinner keeps his serve scoreless by also scoring two aces: 3-0.

Break Sinner

Sinner breaks Djokovic’s serve in the second game. At 0-40 the Italian earns three break points, the Serbian cancels the first two with a winning serve and an ace but on the third he sends a forehand wide: 2-0 Sinner.

Primo game a Sinner

Sinner wins the first game of the match, places an ace and a service winner and closes with a backhand winner.

The Sinner-Djokovic challenge begins

Sinner serving, the match begins.

The presentation

The two protagonists of the semi-final are presented with a spectacular play of lights. Sinner is the first to enter the field.

Sinner and Djokovic, final goal

Sinner e Djokovic they face each other for the ninth timeeven if the match in Riyadh does not offer points for the ATP ranking and will not appear among the official precedents. With the success obtained in the final of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, Sinner reached 4-4 against the Serbian tennis player. Nole has not beaten Sinner since the 2023 ATP Finals in Turin, while Jannik, before winning in China, had won in the Round Robin of the Finals, in the Davis Cup and at the Australian Open. In 2024 Sinner is ahead 2-0 over Djokovic.

The prize money

The prize pool of Six Kings Slam far surpasses that of the Slams, the most important tournaments on the ATP circuit. Participation in the exhibition tournament in Arabia alone earned each player a token of 1.5 million dollars. The winner, however, will receive 6 million dollars, a very high figure if you consider that the two richest Slams – Wimbledon and US Open – offer 3.6 million as prizes for whoever lifts the trophy.

Il Six Kings Slam

Il Six Kings Slam it is a very rich exhibition tournament that is played in Riadin Saudi Arabia. Six players are at the start, two of these – Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic – admitted directly to the semi-finals. The two quarter-finals were played yesterday: Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 6-0 6-3, Carlos Alcaraz he beat the Dane Holger Rune 6-4 6-2. Today the semi-finals are scheduled: after Sinner-Djokovic the Spanish derby between Alcaraz and Nadal will be played.