Nadal vs Djokovic tennis live: Six Kings Slams set stage for ‘One Last Dance’

Unlike all of their 60 meetings on the ATP tour, spanning over a decade and a half, nothing is at stake today. No titles, no rankings points, no urge to justify their respective fans on who stands ahead in the GOAT race. It will be an emotional battle for both the legends, but more so for Nadal, who announced his retirement from professional tennis earlier last week, after a prolonged battle to regain fitness and return to the tour. He will end his career next month in Málaga in a Davis Cup tie for Spain. It will also be emotional for Djokovic, who now stands as the last of the Big Four to remain active on tour.

Today, Nadal and Djokovic will face off in a third-place tie of the Six Kings Slam event after both lost their respective quarterfinal matches on Thursday. While Nadal went down to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, the Serb lost to Jannik Sinner in three. The two young guns, who shared the four Grand Slam titles of 2024, winning two each, will vie for the title later this evening.