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".

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. The 38-year-old Nadal, who announced last week he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month,

Rafael Nadal starts his pre-retirement farewell tour against Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday at the Six Kings Slam, and Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner at the exhibition event that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia’s latest foray into tennis.

Rafael Nadal of Spain greets spectators after the semifinal match against his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz at the Six K

The kingdom is putting on the richest tennis exhibition in history, but its wider ambitions in the sport have contracted.

Nadal vs Alcaraz LIVE! Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will go head to head one last time in Saudi Arabia tonight. The Spain duo are set to square off in the second semi-final of

Rafa Nadal will have one last chance to face old rival Novak Djokovic before the Spaniard calls time on his illustrious career with the pair set to meet at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition event for a half-dozen men that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia’s latest foray into tennis.

Stats, highlights, and quotes from Jannik Sinner's win over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Six Kings Slam.