SEUL (SOUTH KOREA) (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner surrenders to Carlos Alcaraz in the performance of Seoul, the first challenge of 2026 between the two stars of world tennis. Between endless slice exchanges, interactions with the Korean public (small fanciful in the field instead of Sinner to play a point against Alcaraz), moments of pure fun and some splash of great tennis, to tick it is the number one in the world with the score of 7-5 7-6(6), in an hour and 47 minutes of play. “I think it was a good experience, I liked to play here. The audience sent us a lot of energy and we enjoyed fan support. In the field I felt good and had fun”, the words of Alcaraz in the interview in the field.
“It was fantastic to play at this stage and get to know the fans of Korea – the statements of Sinner –. I think it was an entertainment match and we came here for this, knowing that the great goal is the Australian Open. The climate was very relaxed, there was great connection with the public and we tried different blows. I hope to return to play in South Korea.”.
From tomorrow, Sunday, January 11, both Sinner and Alcaraz will already be in Melbourne to begin training in view of the Australian Open, scheduled from 18 January to 1 February. Before the debut in the main draw of the first Major of the year, both Sinner and Alcaraz will be protagonists in the initiative “Milion Dollar 1 Point Slam”, the “tournament” that will take place (14 January) in the week before the Australian Open street and that will see amateurs play only one point against professional tennis players with a million dollars stake. The last performance of the South Tyrolean before finally falling into the defense of the title will be in Melbourne on January 16 (at 7.00 Italian) with Felix Auger-Aliassime.
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