Rafael Nadal has addressed talks of “sportswashing” in Saudi Arabia after taking home £1.15million for playing two exhibition matches in Riyadh. The Spaniard was part of last week’s Six Kings Slam - a lucrative exhibition tournament which also saw Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune compete for the title.

Rafael Nadal has just played his penultimate professional tennis event, even though it was only an exhibition. The former world number 1 - who did not play at the Paris Olympics this summer - was one of the stars of the ' Six Kings Slam ' in Saudi Arabia last week.

Rafael Nadal starts his pre-retirement farewell tour against Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday at the Six Kings Slam, and Novak Djokovic faces Jannik Sinner at an exhibition event that awards money but no ATP ranking points and is Saudi Arabia's latest foray into tennis.