Italian Jannik Sinner wins biggest tennis match payout in Saudi Arabia
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship on Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match.
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'Don't Leave Tennis', Novak Djokovic Tells Rafael Nadal After 'Amazing Rivalry'
Novak Djokovic implored long-time adversary Rafael Nadal to put off his planned retirement after defeating the Spaniard Saturday in what was likely to be the final chapter of their "amazing rivalry". "Don't leave tennis, man," Djokovic said in an on-court interview after beating Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) at the "Six Kings Slam" exhibition in Saudi Arabia. He added that their battles over the years had been "very intense" and told Nadal he hoped they could one day "sit on a beach somewhere" and have a drink.
Nadal thanks Djokovic for amazing rivalry
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.
Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal LIVE Streaming Six Kings Slam Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Six Kings Slam Live Streaming: Rafael Nadal and NOvak Djokovic will face off probably the last time on October 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rafael Nadal admitted his fitness level was well off the tour's top players after falling Thursday in straight sets to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who described the exhibition match as "a little bit sad". The 38-year-old Nadal, who announced last week he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month, lost 6-3, 6-3 to 21-year-old Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the "Six Kings Slam" event in Saudi Arabia
Stan Wawrinka, 39, Ousts Top Seed Andrey Rublev To Reach Stockholm Semis
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years on Friday as the 39-year-old ousted top seed Andrey Rublev to reach the Stockholm semi-finals. Wawrinka, currently ranked 217th in the world, battled past seventh-ranked Russian Rublev, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) to notch his first win over a top-10 player this year. The Swiss player next meets US fourth seed Tommy Paul, the 2021 Stockholm champion, who beat Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6 (9/7), 6-2. "I cannot change my age, but most important for me is that when I enter the court, I always try to fight," said Wawrinka, the third-oldest semi-finalist in modern ATP Tour history behind Jimmy Connors and Ivo Karlovic.
Montreal's Diallo through to 1st ATP semifinal with upset of Tabilo at Kazakhstan event
Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour semifinal with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, upset of Chile's Alejandro Tabilo on Friday at the Almaty Open tennis tournament in Kazakhstan.
Serena Williams Has Grapefruit-Sized Cyst Removed From Neck
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, revealed on Wednesday she had a grapefruit-sized cyst removed from her neck and is doing well as she recovers. The 43-year-old former women's tennis world number one said in a Tik Tok video that she found a lump in May on the right side of her neck and an MRI showed she had a brachial cyst. "I am still recovering, but getting better. Health always comes first," Williams posted on X.