Nadal has won 22 Grand Slams in his career and holds the record for 14 titles at Roland Garros. Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slams in his career and is the most successful tennis player in history.
Djokovic lost to Sinner and Nadal lost to Alcaraz in the Six Kings Slam semi-finals on October 18, so the two tennis legends will have to play for third place. The Djokovic-Nadal match (9:30 p.m. tonight, October 19) is not simply about the result, but the last time the two tennis stars will face each other.
The head-to-head record between the two players is 31-29 in Djokovic’s favor. In their most recent match, Djokovic defeated Nadal on his way to winning the men’s singles gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
2024 has been a difficult year for Djokovic as he has yet to win an ATP title. Nadal has struggled with injuries over the past two years and his fitness has been poor, forcing the “King of Clay” to decide to retire after the Davis Cup in November.
The Six Kings Slam final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will take place at 11:30 p.m. tonight (October 19). Jannik Sinner has won 7 titles in 2024, the Italian player just won the Shanghai Masters last week.
However, in terms of head-to-head, Alcaraz is ahead of Sinner (6 wins, 4 losses), the Spanish player just defeated his Italian opponent in the final of China Open 2024. That is why Sinner is cautious in the match where the winner will receive a prize of more than 6.5 million USD.