Welcome to The Tennis Gazette’s live coverage of Carlos Alcaraz’s match with Rafael Nadal at the Six Kings Slam.
Nadal is poised to take on his Spanish compatriot at the exhibition event in Saudi Arabia, in what looks set to be one of his final matches of his career.
Nadal has announced he will retire after representing Spain in the Davis Cup, which is scheduled to take place in November.
Alcaraz has six million reasons not to go easy on his idol though, with the Six Kings Slam boasting the record amount of prize money ever offered for a tennis tournament.
Alcaraz has promised that he will go ‘full power’ against Nadal this evening, and he goes into the game as the heavy favourite.
But Nadal is never a player who can be written off and the whispers are that he has been very impressive in training.
It, therefore, looks set to be a thrilling contest and for all the latest updates stay right here.
Thu 17th – 20:06John Verrall
Sinner closing in
Jannik Sinner is about to serve for the match against Novak Djokovic. Nadal’s return to a tennis court could be just minutes away…
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Thu 17th – 19:59John Verrall
Djokovic magic!
Honestly, that is incredible from Novak. He was broken by Sinner, who looked to be closing in on victory, but then played an absolutely sensational point to break back. 4-4. Deciding set.
Thu 17th – 19:49John Verrall
Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner update
We are now at 3-3 in the third set. Sinner has just saved two break points to hold serve. Alcaraz and Nadal are being forced to wait…
Thu 17th – 19:39John Verrall
Good news! Camera angle changed after criticism
Thu 17th – 19:09John Verrall
Start time update
We are looking at a later start now, as Novak Djokovic has just taken the second set against Jannik Sinner in a tie-break.
Thu 17th – 18:48John Verrall
Alcaraz unsure
Here’s how Carlos Alcaraz is feeling before tonight’s contest.
For those of you who haven’t watched any of the Six Kings Slam so far, tonight’s game will be contested over the best of three sets. There is a deciding set tie-break if it does get that far.
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Rafael Nadal vs Carlos Alcaraz
Tonight’s match is scheduled to start after Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, which the Italian currently leads by one set to love.
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