The Spaniard defeated his Serbian rival in two sets, 6-4, 7-5, as part of a relaxed joke and humour-filled match watched by more than 12,000 spectators on Sunday.
The two tennis stars were in the South American country to support Argentina’s David Nalbandian, who will retire from pro tennis. Nalbandian, once ranked No.3 and winner of the 2005 Shanghai Masters Cup, defeated Nadal in the first of the two matches on Thursday, winning 6-4, 7-6 (6). Nadal won the second match on Saturday, 6-3, 6-4.
During a doubles match, as part of the exhibition series, Djokovic entertained fans by doing his impersonation of Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova and later dressing up as a nurse to attend to Nalbandian. Nadal and Djokovic also played a game on Friday in southern Argentina’s Santa Cruz province against the imposing backdrop of Perito Moreno glacier. During Sunday’s event, US actor Will Smith was there in the court.
The two tennis stars were in the South American country to support Argentina’s David Nalbandian, who will retire from pro tennis. Nalbandian, once ranked No.3 and winner of the 2005 Shanghai Masters Cup, defeated Nadal in the first of the two matches on Thursday, winning 6-4, 7-6 (6). Nadal won the second match on Saturday, 6-3, 6-4.
During a doubles match, as part of the exhibition series, Djokovic entertained fans by doing his impersonation of Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova and later dressing up as a nurse to attend to Nalbandian. Nadal and Djokovic also played a game on Friday in southern Argentina’s Santa Cruz province against the imposing backdrop of Perito Moreno glacier. During Sunday’s event, US actor Will Smith was there in the court.