Sinner and Alcaraz to play at Australian Open's 'one-point slam'

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2026-10-08

London (PA Media/dpa) - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have signed up to play at the Australian Open's 'one-point slam'. The tournament, ahead of the first grand slam of the year in January, pits top stars against amateurs with a prize of 1 million Australian dollars ($695,410) for the winner. World number one Sinner has not played since he won Wimbledon, with the Italian announcing on Wednesday that he will not compete again this year as he co......

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