"Don't leave tennis, man," Djokovic said in an on-court interview after beating Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) at the "Six Kings Slam" exhibition in Saudi Arabia.
He added that their battles over the years had been "very intense" and told Nadal he hoped they could one day "sit on a beach somewhere" and have a drink.
Nadal, 38, announced on 10 October that he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month.
Organisers of the Saudi event billed Saturday's match as perhaps Nadal's last singles contest as a professional.
Nadal said Thursday he was unsure whether he would be fit enough to play singles in Malaga.
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