In the early morning of October 20, the third and fourth finals of the Saudi Arabian Six Kings Grand Slam were held. Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet in what could well be Nadal's last Nadal showdown before he retires. Nadal, who had a poor first set, got into the groove in the second set and gave the crowd a great showdown. In the end, Nadal lost 2-6, 6-7(5) and ended his final showdown with Djokovic.
Nadal and Djokovic have played each other 60 times in their careers, the most in the history of the ATP Tour. In the 60 duels, the two have played classic matches countless times. With Nadal announcing his upcoming retirement after the Davis Cup, the era of his rivalry with Djokovic is coming to an end.
In the first set, Djokovic broke Nadal's serve twice and took the next set 6-2. In the second set, Nadal regained his form, gave many wonderful rounds, and once defused match points to drag the match into a tie-break. Nadal finally lost 5-7 in the tie-break and unfortunately lost the game.
In the post-match interview, Djokovic paid tribute to Nadal, who is about to retire, and he sincerely wanted Nadal to stay, "Don't leave tennis, stay with us a little longer." ”
After the tournament, the organizers of the Grand Slam presented Nadal with a special retirement gift - a tennis racket made of gold. Nadal expressed his gratitude to Deyo in the interview, saying that if Deyo had not pushed himself to the limit again and again, he would not be where he is today. Nadalna also said he would miss everything on the tennis court and thanked everyone for their support.