Novak Djokovic of Serbia (left) shakes fingers with Rafael Nadal of Spain after defeating him to win the Males’s Singles Third Place Playoff match on day three of the Six Kings Slam 2024 at Kingdom Enviornment on October 19, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship within the Six Kings Slam exhibition on Saturday (October 19, 2024) after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) within the third-place match.
Whereas Sinner and Alcaraz in all probability have loads of future matchups in retailer, Djokovic and Nadal might have been taking part in for the ultimate time in one in every of tennis’ nice rivalries.
Djokovic received the match between rivals who’ve mixed for 46 Grand Slam singles titles. Nadal, who received 22 Slam titles, is planning to retire after taking part in for Spain subsequent month within the Davis Cup.
They shared a heat embrace on the web after Djokovic’s victory. He additionally beat Nadal within the Olympics and had a 31-29 lead of their head-to-head.
“The final dance was an epic one,” Djokovic wrote on social media. “And naturally emotional. I will cherish our rivalry ceaselessly, Rafael Nadal. Tennis will miss you.”
Sinner then emerged with a victory over Alcaraz in a matchup between the winners of all 4 main titles this season. The highest-ranked Sinner, who had misplaced all three conferences this season, collected $6 million for the win.
“Till now, each match was very, excellent, however we’ll all the time hope this rivalry will final so long as potential,” Sinner stated.
Alcaraz beat the Italian on Oct. 2 to win the China Open in Beijing, together with semifinal victories on the French Open and Indian Wells. The Spaniard has a 6-4 lead of their head-to-head on Tour.
“I’ll attempt to do my greatest on daily basis … to hopefully make this rivalry higher and higher through the years,” Alcaraz stated.
Alcaraz defeated Nadal and Sinner topped Djokovic within the earlier spherical of the exhibition occasion that awards cash however not ATP rating factors in Saudi Arabia’s newest foray into tennis.
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