Sinner plays Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Six Kings Slam

The win after just one hour and 16 minutes brought Sinner to a rematch with Nole. Last year, also in the semi-finals of the Six Kings Slam, Sinner overcame Djokovic and then won against Carlos Alcaraz to win the championship.

"We all hope it will be a good match ", Sinner said about the match against Djokovic in the semi-finals today, October 16. "To be able to share the court with Djokovic again is wonderful, especially here. Above all, we came here to enjoy, to bring tennis to this place. All we hope is that you will enjoy it ".

Djokovic and Alcaraz this year were selected to go straight to the Six Kings Slam semi-finals due to possessing the most Grand Slams among the participating players. Alcaraz's opponent in the semi-finals is Taylor Fritz, who beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner and Tsitsipas both arrived in Saudi Arabia with physical problems, which caused them to be eliminated early at the Shanghai Masters earlier this month. Both were not in good serving form, but Tsitsipas's back problem was more serious. The Greek player only won three points from second serve in the entire match.

Tsitsipas faced 10 break-points and lost the service game 6 times. Meanwhile, Sinner also had to save 6 break points, lost a service game in each set, but all after creating a safe gap, 5-0 in set one and 3-0 in set two respectively.

Tsitsipas only won five games, but left the tournament with 1.5 million USD in his pocket. The Six Kings Slam champion will receive a total of 6 million USD, with the crown equivalent to 4.5 million USD. The figure of 4.5 million is much higher than the singles champion at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, only 500,000 USD less than the prize money for the player crowned in the singles event of the US Open. Last week, Shanghai Masters champion Valentin Vacherot "only" received $1.1 million.