Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2 and Jannik Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2 to reach Saturday’s final.
- The final is scheduled for Oct. 18 in Riyadh, with Djokovic to face Fritz in the third-place match earlier in the session.
- Sinner is the defending champion after beating Alcaraz in last year’s inaugural final, and the pair also met in all three Grand Slam finals this season.
- The Six Kings Slam features six players, a $1.5 million appearance fee for each entrant, and a reported $6 million payout for the champion, the largest single winner’s prize in men’s tennis.
- The event is an exhibition not sanctioned by the ATP, offers no ranking points, streams live on Netflix at no extra cost, and has drawn criticism over Saudi sportswashing.