Kingdom arena

Riyadh Season Tennis Cup: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz triumphed over world number one Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in an exhibition match here on Wednesday night.

The young Spaniard made an impressive start in the much-anticipated match played at the Kingdom Arena, breaking Djokovic's serve in the opening game and holding his serve with some errors from Djokovic. However, the Serbian bounced back with some brilliant returns to regain a 3-2 lead and secured the first set 6-4.

Alcaraz came back strongly in the second set, breaking Djokovic's serve en route to a 2-0 lead. Djokovic narrowed the gap to 2-3 as he won the fifth game with some stunning net play. However, Alcaraz clinched the second set 6-4 with two consecutive aces to level things up.