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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will play an exhibition match in South Korea in January – just eight days before the start of the Australian Open.<\/b><\/p>\n
The duo will meet in the Hyundai Card Super Match in Incheon on 10 January, with the Australian Open main draw getting under way in Melbourne on 18 January. <\/p>\n
“For domestic tennis fans it will be the very first opportunity to see the two top-ranked players compete,” tournament organisers said. <\/p>\n
The pair, who met in three of the four Grand Slam finals in 2025, have won nine of the past 10 major titles between them.<\/p>\n
Sinner reclaimed his status as world number one from Alcaraz on Sunday following victory at the Paris Masters. <\/a><\/p>\n Sinner’s 6-4 7-6 (7-4) victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted the Italian 250 points above Alcaraz in the rankings before the season-ending ATP finals on 9 November.<\/p>\n Alcaraz leads the pair’s head-to-head, with 10 victories to Sinner’s five.<\/p>\n The Spaniard came out on top in an epic French Open final in June, before Sinner gained revenge at Wimbledon in July. <\/p>\n But Alcaraz won the most recent battle between the pair, winning his sixth Grand Slam with victory at the US Open in September. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n