At the Six Kings Slam tournament held in Saudi Arabia, 37-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic came third by beating 38-year-old Spanish Rafael Nadal.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 31 minutes, ended 6:2, 7:6 (7:5) in favor of Djokovic. During that time he made nine aces, committed three double faults and converted four of nine break points. Nadal served twice, committed five service errors and converted two of six break points.
This match was the last match between these legendary tennis players. 10 October Nadal announced It’s about ending your career.
The match history includes 61 matches, in which Djokovic leads with a score of 32-29.
The finals of the Six Kings Slam tournament are currently being played by the world’s top two rackets, Italian Jannik Sinner and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The first set begins, the score is 2:1 in favor of Sinner, Alcaraz serves.
On March 6, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete in neutral status at the Olympic Games in France. Russians and Belarusians will be able to compete in the 2024 Olympics if they comply with the neutral athlete principles previously formulated by the IOC. Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider reached the final of the women’s doubles at the Olympic tournament. The remaining tennis players from Russia did not win a medal at the Games.
Previously Nadal for the first time in 9 years loss final of the clay tournament.
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Source: Gazeta
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