On January 10 in Seoul, the Italian and the Spaniard will face off in an exhibition match with a million-dollar prize pool. Then, before the Australian Open, another shower of euros will be up for grabs at the One Shot Slam

White flowers for him. Having landed in Korea, where he will make his season debut on Saturday in Seoul in an exhibition match against Alcaraz before flying to Melbourne to defend his double title at the Australian Open, Sinner was welcomed like an emperor. And so, a cheering crowd gathered at the gate in search of selfies, autographs, and bouquets. After acclimatizing, the appointment is at 8 a.m. the day after tomorrow, when Jannik and Carlitos will face each other 55 days after the conclusion of the ATP Finals with the Red Fox’s two-set victory.

It will be a duel without the pathos of competition – even if calling any match between the two giants of today’s tennis a friendly does not do justice to their desire to always excel – but it will be scrutinized by both with great attention. Meanwhile, precisely because of the caliber of the opponent and the spice of the rivalry, the technical indications will give an initial response on the quality of the winter work one week before the start (January 18) of the first Grand Slam of the season. And then, there is no doubt that the match will be overshadowed by curiosity about Alcaraz’s first outing without his mentor Ferrero after their sudden and noisy separation last month: how will the world number one react to the new course that no longer includes the man who accompanied him triumphantly on his journey from child to champion? While waiting for the future to unravel the issues on the table, both Jannik and Carlos could still guarantee themselves a multimillion-dollar January, confirming once again that they are the absolute kings of money on the circuit, at least in the last three seasons. Meanwhile, according to unconfirmed but very reliable rumors, for the Korean exhibition (for which the last available tickets have skyrocketed to over €3,000), the fee is around €2 million each, certainly far from the €5.5 million that Sinner secured in October with his victory in the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia, again against his archrival, but still a Slam tournament figure. Suffice it to say that whoever lifts the Australian Open trophy will pocket €2,400,000, €300,000 more than a year ago, because even the inaugural Major of 2026 has followed the now unstoppable growth trend, increasing the prize money by 16% compared to the last edition.
So, the math is easy: within three weeks, if one of the two wins in Australia (the final is scheduled for February 1), they will increase their bank account by more than four million.
And that’s not all: in between Seoul and Melbourne, both will play the One Shot Slam on January 14, one of the events included in the run-up to the Open, in which each match will be decided on a single point, the first: the winner (32-player draw) will receive €570,000. In short, potentially a January (with the extension of the first day of February) worth five million euros, another possible gold mine for the pair who are already worth a fortune: in 2025, the total earnings will be 66 million for Sinner and 64 million for Alcaraz. Sincaraz, therefore, is a company with an annual turnover of around 130 million. Gross domestic product of talent.