As Rafael Nadal's illustrious tennis career comes to an end in November, he has been reflecting on his 20-plus year career. When asked by Spanish magazine AS who his toughest rival has been, he wavered between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic,

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played in some epic matches over the years. There was the 2012 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic needed almost six hours to defeat Nadal in five mind-blowing sets.

Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most finals reached at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, while the other members of the Big Four all make the top five of the list. The Serbian legend reached his 59th Masters 1000 championship match at the 2024 Shanghai Masters.

Carlos Alcaraz likely just played his tennis idol Rafael Nadal for the last time in their professional careers during Thursday's semifinal match of the Six Kings Slam. Although the score makes it look like Alcaraz ran away with the match at 6-3, 6-3, the 21-year-old admitted he still had to play his best in order to beat the 22-time major champion.

The legendary star has confirmed he will retire from tennis at the end of the 2024, but he still has some tournaments left to play.