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Carlos Alcaraz has confessed that he is looking forward to his Six Kings Slam semi-final clash against Rafael Nadal on Thursday.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Spanish duo will go head-to-head for the very last time in at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Nadal will be retiring from tennis<\/a> after the conclusion of the Davis Cup in November.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, ticket prices for the prestigious event<\/a> have skyrocketed after the 22-time Grand Slam champion announced he was hanging up his racket.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz set up the showdown with Nadal after beating Holger Rune 6-4 6-2 in the exhibition event. The winner will face either Novak Djokovic or world no. 1\u00a0 Jannik Sinner in the final.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz Can’t Wait To Play His Idol In Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n

The Six Kings Slam<\/a> is a not an ATP-sanctioned event so ranking points aren’t available. However, that hasn’t stopped the excitement Carlos Alcaraz is feeling ahead of playing ‘idol’ Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the overall winner of the exhibition event will scoop around \u00a34.6 million in prize money. Something of which won’t distract Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

“Since I started to play tennis, I’m watching his matches. I look up to him and I grew up watching him. He was my idol, he is still my idol<\/em>,” Alcaraz said after beating Holger Rune.<\/p>\n

“A really important person for my life, for my career and he was one of the reasons that I wanted to become a professional tennis player. Knowing he is going to retire is pretty tough for everyone, for me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“I will try to enjoy sharing the court with him once again, but I think it is really difficult for everyone<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Overall, Alcaraz and Nadal have face each other three times with the latter holding a 2-1 lead. Thursday’s meeting will be the first time they have squared off in two years. Alcaraz won at the Madrid Open that day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carlos Alcaraz has confessed that he is looking forward to his Six Kings Slam semi-final clash against Rafael Nadal on Thursday.\u00a0 The Spanish duo will go head-to-head for the very last time in at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Nadal will be retiring from tennis after the conclusion of the Davis Cup in November. 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