.Ben Shelton contest versus Carlos Alcaraz at Madison Square Landscape in December. Photo credit report: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Madison Square Backyard will be actually the world's ping pong funds in December.
World class tennis go back to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 4 with The Garden Cup, it was actually introduced today.
Four-time Conquest champ Carlos Alcaraz, US Open finalist Jessica Pegula and also US Open up semifinalists Ben Shelton and also Emma Navarro will certainly create their Madison Square Garden debuts in a special one-night tennis show beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern.
Reigning Roland Garros and also Wimbledon champ Alcaraz are going to lead the elite players in to Madison Square Garden and also skin 2023 United States Open up semifinalist, Ben Shelton. The two young celebrities met as soon as in the past in 2023 during the ATP Masters 1000 event in Canada where Alcaraz beat the current No. 17 Shelton in upright sets.
The third-ranked Spaniard has actually recorded 4 Conquest names by the age of 21. At 19 years old he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2022 US Open up adhered to by a Wimbledon name in 2023 as well as earlier this year, in the span of five full weeks, he won back-to-back 5 setters to state the French Open just before beating Novak Djokovic to efficiently protect his Wimbledon title. At the 2024 Summer Season Olympics, Alcaraz worked with Spain and ended up being the third youngest male to win a songs Olympic award, winning the silver award after being up to Djokovic.
" I am actually looking forward to coming back to New york city on December 4 to play Ben at Madison Square Garden," stated Alcaraz. "Playing facing the New York followers at The Globe's Most Famous Arena will definitely be a memorable evening. It is going to be a fantastic encounter.".
Carlitos Alcaraz with father Carlos Alcaraz. Picture credit score: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Buffalo native Jessica Pegula, is going over her absolute best Conquest appeal having fun in the United States Open champion suit for the very first time in her profession. The WTA Trip No. 3 ranked and No. 1 ranked American will tip onto The Backyard judge and handle No. 8 stood gamer, Emma Navarro, that played to the semifinal sphere of the US Open marking her finest Grand Slam look as well.
The two United States females lately partnered to embody Group U.S.A. in the 2024 Paris Olympic Video Games. Their one and only profession meeting took place in the 2024 Miami Open Around of 16 where Pegula got the better of Navarro. "As a New york city ping pong gamer you dream of playing in the US Open last and also playing at Madison Square Yard," Pegula stated. "To become capable to carry out each in one year simply reveals goals can become a reality. Definitely eagerly anticipating returning to The big apple and participating in Emma in front of the most ideal followers around the world.".
Enthusiast favorite Shelton said he is actually whired due to the prospect of playing on earth's The majority of Famous Stadium.
" I am actually thrilled to have the option to play at Madison Square Landscape, some of one of the most famous locations on the planet," Sheltons claimed. "The big apple has actually consistently been actually an exclusive area for me, as well as I can not hang around to play in front an electric New York crowd with Carlos. It's visiting be actually an astonishing take in having fun before a loaded residence!".
" I am actually really excited, claimed Navarro. "We reside in some of the best legendary arenas in the world. And to be capable to share show business with fellow American Jess, and also put on a receive the United States, in Nyc Urban area, is actually special. I am actually truly eagerly anticipating it.".
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Tennis returns to The World's Most Famous Arena for the very first time because 2018 when Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Coco Vandeweghe, Shuai Zhang, Marion Bartoli, Daniela Hantuchova and Sorana Cirstea needed to The Backyard court.
Beginning in 2008 Madison Square Landscape organized a ten-year run of exclusive events featuring impressive gamers like Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, the Williams sisters, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Mike and also Bob Bryan, John and also Patrick McEnroe, Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils, Port Belt, Chip Kyrigos, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Monica Seles as well as Gabriela Sabatini.
From 1972-2001, the season-ending girls's event was dipped into Madison Square Landscape and included the top 16 songs players worldwide.
Temporarily, the Madison Square Garden final was actually the only event in the world where females played a best-of-five-set final.