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Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner<\/a> will meet again in the final of the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia. After battles in the finals of Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open this season, the two best players in the world will compete for the $6m overall prize on Saturday. <\/p>\n Sinner thrashed Novak Djokovic<\/a> 6-4 6-2, with the 38-year-old admitted he had his ass kicked<\/a>, with Alcaraz also in imposing form as he rolled through Taylor Fritz<\/a> 6-4 6-2 in the other semi-final. Alcaraz won his last meeting with Sinner at the US Open final<\/a> last month, with the Spaniard winning seven of their last eight matches. <\/p>\n As it is an exhibition, the Six Kings Slam does not offer rankings points, or count towards official head-to-head records. It is the highest profile men\u2019s tennis event to take place in Saudi Arabia, which has often been accused of using sport and entertainment to whitewash its human rights record. <\/p>\n Riyadh also hosts the end-of-season WTA Finals, due to take place from 1 November, which features the eight best women\u2019s players in the world competing for the year-end prize. <\/p>\n Six Kings Slam schedule<\/p>\n Saturday October 18 <\/p>\n From 5:30pm BST (UK time)<\/p>\n Third place match: Taylor Fritz<\/a> vs Novak Djokovic<\/a> <\/p>\n Not before 7:00pm BST (UK time)<\/p>\n Grand Final: Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> vs Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch the Six Kings Slam <\/p>\n The Six Kings Slam will be shown live on Netflix. It is not a \u2018pay-per-view\u2019 event and is available to Netflix customers at no additional cost. <\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner head-to-head<\/p>\n Sinner\u2019s win in the Wimbledon final ended a run of five consecutive defeats to Alcaraz, and came just five weeks after holding five Championship points against him in the French Open final. <\/p>\n However, Alcaraz then produced a masterclass to beat Sinner in the US Open final<\/a>, and leads their official head-to-head 10-5 after Sinner also retired from their Cincinnati Open final due to illness. <\/p>\n Sinner\u2019s previous victory over Alcaraz in the Six Kings Slam does not count in the official head-to-head because it was an exhibition match. <\/p>\n 2025: US Open, final, outdoor hard – Alcaraz wins in four sets <\/p>\n 2025: Cincinnati Open, final, outdoor hard – Sinner retired <\/p>\n 2025: Wimbledon, final, outdoor grass – Sinner wins in four sets<\/p>\n 2025: French Open, final, outdoor clay – Alcaraz wins in five sets <\/p>\n 2025: Italian Open, final, outdoor clay – Alcaraz wins in two sets<\/p>\n 2024: China Open, final, outdoor hard – Alcaraz wins in three sets<\/p>\n 2024: Roland Garros, semi-final, outdoor clay – Alcaraz wins in five sets<\/p>\n 2024: Indian Wells, semi-final, outdoor hard – Alcaraz wins in three sets<\/p>\n 2023: China Open, semi-final, outdoor hard – Sinner wins in two sets<\/p>\n 2023: Miami Open, semi-final, outdoor hard – Sinner wins in three sets<\/p>\n 2023: Indian Wells, semi-final, outdoor hard – Alcaraz wins in two sets<\/p>\n 2022: US Open, quarter-final, outdoor hard – Alcaraz wins in five sets<\/p>\n 2022: Umag, final, outdoor clay – Sinner wins in three sets<\/p>\n 2022: Wimbledon, round of 16, grass – Sinner wins in four sets<\/p>\n 2021: Paris Masters, round of 32, indoor hard – Alcaraz wins in two sets<\/p>\n Six Kings Slam results <\/p>\n Wednesday October 15<\/p>\n Quarter-final 1: Taylor Fritz defeats Alexander Zverev<\/a> 6-3 6-4<\/p>\n Quarter-final 2: Jannik Sinner defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a> 6-2 6-3 <\/p>\n Thursday October 16<\/p>\n Semi-final 1: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-2 <\/p>\n Semi-final 2: Jannik Sinner defeats Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2<\/p>\n Six Kings Slam prize money <\/p>\n Participation fee: $1.5m<\/p>\n 2025 champion: $4.5m <\/p>\n Six Kings Slam line-up<\/p>\n Novak Djokovic (24-time grand slam champion)<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz (six-time grand slam champion)<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner (four-time grand slam champion)<\/p>\n