Alcaraz wins and now meets Nadal · tennisnet.com

No problems for Carlos Alcaraz: The Spaniard wins confidently against Holger Rune in the quarter-finals at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh – and now there is a duel in the semi-finals Rafael Nadal.

Dream duel perfect: Rafael Nadal meets his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the Six Kings Slam shortly before the end of his career. Alcaraz beat the Dane Holger Rune 6:4, 6:2 in the quarterfinals and has to play on Thursday against the 22-time Grand Slam winner, who was already seeded for the semi-finals.

Sinner is also traveling at lightning speed

It could be the last professional match between Alcaraz and Nadal, who will end his career after the Davis Cup in November. “He was and still is my idol. A very important person for my personal life and my career,” said Alcaraz, who has only won one of the three matches against the 38-year-old on the ATP tour: “It’s an honor for me to play against him again may.

Jannik Sinner had previously stormed into the semi-finals at high speed. After the easy 6:0, 6:3 against Daniil Medvedev, the world number one now faces a duel with Novak Djokovic. The Serb was also seeded for the semi-finals.

Each of the six players will receive at least $1.5 million for their participation, with the winner winning as much as $6 million. That’s about twice as much as the world number one Sinner won for his victory at the US Open.

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