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 Serbian beat the Spaniard in the last match of the biggest, most historic rivalry in tennis, which began in 2006.

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

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.

Rafael Nadal reflects on an "amazing rivalry" with Novak Djokovic after losing their final meeting as professionals.

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. 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.