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Tennis fans are supremely excited for the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup to begin as they will be able to watch their favorite top 2 players in the world compete against each other. World number 1 Novak Djokovic and world number 2 Carlos Alcaraz are supposed to be playing against one another at the tournament for this exhibition match.

Recently, a post was made by a Saudi Arabian advisor on his social media with the top two contenders at the exhibitor match, and the fans were over the top with happiness on coming across the post as the tournament is close to beginning. Riyadh Season is supposed to begin in the first week of January.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in Saudi Arabia for the commencement of the Riyadh Season

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Riyadh Season Tennis Cup will be a 2-day tennis match for exhibition and entertainment purposes between Djokovic and Alcaraz from the ATP Tour. Ons Jabeur and Aryna Sabalenka would also be playing from the WTA tour at the tournament. Right before the matches actually began, Djokovic and Alcaraz posed for a picture with the Saudi Arabian advisor from the tennis cup, Turki Alalshik.

He posted a photo on his official Instagram with the greatest players of today in tennis. Besides posing for a picture, Djokovic was also seen spending a lot of time in Riyadh and practicing for the match he is about to play against his longtime rival Carlos Alcaraz.

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Before the ultimate match, he visited one of the most famous places in Riyadh that is Blvd World, and also spent time with some of his fans from the area.

Novak Djokovic dedicates his time to fans and the city before the tournament begins

Djokovic not only visited the Blvd world but also played tennis with some of his fans from a children’s hospital. Of course, the kids were very pleased to be able to spend time with the number one player, their idol in tennis. Besides that, he was also given the honor of having his handprints framed for the Riyadh Season Wall of Fame.

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Along with that during his practice sessions, he also played with some young players and made some cool videos with them of dancing for TikTok and Instagram reels. The humble behavior he displayed with his fans and young players truly makes him the GOAT.

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