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The Greek became the first player in the professional era to win his first three Monte Carlo finals in straight sets.
Eighth seed Ruud held his nerve as five unforced errors from Djokovic allowed him to go 3-0 up in the decider and he calmly closed out the victory.
Ivanisevic, who claimed the singles title at Wimbledon in 2001 after finishing runner-up in 1992, 1994 and 1998, joined Djokovic's team in 2019 and helped the 36-year-old win nine Grand Slam titles.
Alcaraz became the first man to defend a championship in the California desert since Novak Djokovic won three straight between 2014 and 2016.
'This is a miracle,' said Nardi, who lost to David Goffin in the qualifiers and only got into the main draw after Tomas Etcheverry withdrew due to injury.
Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, added that the future of Spanish tennis was in good hands with the 20-year-old.
The world No. 1 is seeking an unprecedented sixth title at the Masters 1000 event that begins next week and is regarded as the biggest tennis tournament outside of the four Grand Slams.
Standing 2.11m tall, Karlovic's huge serves and unorthodox style caused problems for some of the sport's biggest names and he won two of his three meetings with world No, 1 Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will also play at the 'Six Kings Slam', which will form part of the Saudi cultural and entertainment festival Riyadh Season.
The 22-year-old fourth seed is the first Italian to win the Melbourne Park title.