Overview

• Jannik Sinner swept Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2 in about an hour, dominating on serve to book his place in the Six Kings Slam final.
• Carlos Alcaraz advanced earlier with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Taylor Fritz, setting up a Saturday showdown with Sinner.
• Sinner opened his Riyadh campaign by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, signaling full recovery after his recent retirement in Shanghai due to cramps.
• The Six Kings Slam is a high-paying exhibition in Saudi Arabia streamed exclusively on Netflix, with a reported $6 million to the winner and appearance fees around $1.5 million per player.
• Djokovic praised Sinner before the match and later joked that the Italian was “a train,” apologizing to fans for the short contest after being outplayed.