Alcaraz and Sinner to play huge prize money tournament before Australian Open

The One Point Slam tournament will return in January 2026 with a quality lineup, ready to compete for a huge prize money. The world's two top tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have both confirmed their participation in the event in Australia.

Professionals, amateurs and celebrities will compete in this tournament. The tournament has a total prize money of £498,000 (VND 17.5 billion) and 48 players will compete.

Alcaraz và Sinner dự giải đấu có tiền thưởng khổng lồ trước Australian Open - 1 — Sinner defeated Alcaraz in the final of the 2025 ATP Finals (Photo: Reuters).

The format is that each player has only one point to defeat the opponent and the right to serve is decided by rock-paper-scissors. The tournament will take place at Rod Laver Arena, the largest center court of the Australian Open with a capacity of nearly 15,000 spectators and where the final will be held.

This year’s event has been significantly upgraded from the previous edition. In 2025, the only top 10 player to participate was Andrey Rublev, but he was surprisingly eliminated in the quarterfinals when his only serve went into the net.

This tournament is considered to help Alcaraz and Sinner gain psychological comfort before the Australian Open 2026, which takes place from January 12 to February 1 in Australia. The Spanish and Italian stars are the two top seeds, only meeting each other in the final.

The 2025 Grand Slam championships will all belong to Alcaraz and Sinner, especially they met in 3/4 finals. Sinner won the Australian Open, Wimbledon while Alcaraz won Roland Garros, US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz won three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments: Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters and Cincinnati Open, and three ATP 500 tournaments: Rotterdam Open, Queen's Club Championship and Japan Open. The Spanish star won 71 matches, lost 9 matches and won 8 titles.

Jannik Sinner won 58 matches, lost 6 matches and won 6 titles this season. The Italian superstar won the ATP Finals, 1 ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the Paris Masters, and 2 ATP 500 tournaments, the China Open and the Vienna Open.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/alcaraz-va-sinner-du-giai-dau-co-tien-thuong-khong-lo-truoc-australian-open-20251210090500476.htm