Rafa Nadal thanked Novak Djokovic for making him play beyond his limits as the two great rivals faced off for the final time on Saturday at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia before the Spaniard ends his spectacular career.

The great rivals contested a record 60 competitive clashes during their careers, with the Serb leading 31-29, but there will be no more.

Elsewhere, after the disappointment of Katie Boulter 's exit at the Ningbo Open, British fans are relishing the return of Emma Raducanu. The 2021 US Open champion has confirmed she will make her latest comeback from injury in Hong Kong this month.

Djokovic and Nadal met in the third-place play-off at the inaugural event in Riyadh, having lost their respective semi-finals against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Djokovic trails 0-30 in this game, he serves, short rally, makes it 15-30. Djokovic sends it too long, 15-40. Break point for Nadal. Nadal sends it out, 30-40. Nadal loses the next point, deuce. Djokovic comes closer to the net,

Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal for third place in what might have been the final match in one of tennis' great rivalries.

While Nadal was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Alcaraz at the Six Kings Slam, Djokovic posed a stiffer test for Sinner and took their match to three sets. Even while limiting his schedule, Djokovic has played significantly more recent tennis than Nadal, who will retire after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month.

Novak Djokovic implored longtime rival Rafael Nadal to put off his planned retirement after defeating the Spaniard Saturday in what was likely to be the final chapter of their storied rivalry."Don't leave tennis,

Nadal vs Djokovic LIVE! Novak Djokovic spoilt the Rafael Nadal retirement party by beating the Spaniard in straight sets in their Six Kings Slam third-place match. The Riyadh exhibition played host to potentially Nadal’s last ever singles match and his final ever game against longtime rival Djokovic,

Novak Djokovic has ruled out retiring from tennis any time soon ahead of his seismic showdown with Rafael Nadal at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The Serb has won a remarkable 24 Grand Slam titles over the course of his career and is still going strong at the age of 37.