Six Kings Slam: Jannik Sinner evens the score with Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 6-3

The winner of the Six Kings Slam between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will be decided in the third set. After losing the first set in the tie-break, the South Tyrolean è redeemed himself greatly in the second by winning the partial 6-3, thanks to no less than three breaks.

The Italian got off to a rocket start immediately, finding the break in the third game and flying on a promising 4-1 lead. However, the Murcian does not give up and in the seventh game he recovers the disadvantage and brings the match back to even. The balance held until the tie-break, where è Alcaraz raised the level and immediately took a 5-2 lead. Sinner, for his part, reacted and made a comeback, but in the crucial stages of the set he failed to be incisive enough and the Spaniard took advantage to win the partial 7-5, after 66 minutes of play.

In the second set è Sinner again found the break first in the third game. Alcaraz, however, does not give up and in the sixth game restores parity, which is short-lived, as the world number one places a partial of three consecutive games, winning the second act in 39 minutes of play.

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