.Ben Shelton contest against Carlos Alcaraz at Madison Square Landscape in December. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Madison Square Garden will certainly be actually the globe's ping pong funding in December.
World class tennis go back to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 4 along with The Garden Cup, it was actually introduced today.
Four-time Conquest champ Carlos Alcaraz, United States Open finalist Jessica Pegula as well as US Open semifinalists Ben Shelton and also Emma Navarro will certainly make their Madison Square Yard debuts in an unique one-night tennis show beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern.
Reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will lead cream of the crop players in to Madison Square Backyard and face 2023 United States Open up semifinalist, Ben Shelton. The 2 younger celebrities complied with once in the past in 2023 during the course of the ATP Masters thousand event in Canada where Alcaraz beat the present No. 17 Shelton in upright collections.
The third-ranked Spaniard has captured 4 Conquest names due to the grow older of 21. At 19 years old he won his 1st Conquest name at the 2022 US Open up observed through a Wimbledon title in 2023 and earlier this year, in the period of five full weeks, he won back-to-back five setters to profess the French Open prior to beating Novak Djokovic to efficiently shield his Wimbledon title. At the 2024 Summer Season Olympics, Alcaraz worked with Spain and also came to be the third youngest male to gain a singles Olympic medal, succeeding the silver award after falling to Djokovic.
" I am anticipating coming back to New York on December 4 to play Ben at Madison Square Landscape," said Alcaraz. "Playing before the New york city fans at The Planet's Many Famous Field are going to be actually a memorable evening. It is going to be actually a wonderful experience.".
Carlitos Alcaraz along with dad Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph credit history: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Buffalo grass indigenous Jessica Pegula, is coming off her absolute best Conquest look playing in the US Open champion match for the very first time in her profession. The WTA Scenic tour No. 3 ranked as well as No. 1 ranked American will definitely step onto The Backyard court and take on No. 8 ranked gamer, Emma Navarro, who played to the semifinal sphere of the United States Open marking her finest Conquest appeal at the same time.
Both American females just recently teamed up to stand for Team United States in the 2024 Paris Olympic Video Games. Their sole career meeting took place in the 2024 Miami Open Round of 16 where Pegula overcame Navarro. "As a New York tennis gamer you hope for playing in the United States Open final and also playing at Madison Square Backyard," Pegula pointed out. "To become able to do each in one year just presents aspirations can happen. Truly anticipating returning to Nyc as well as participating in Emma facing the very best fans in the world.".
Enthusiast beloved Shelton claimed he is actually buzzed due to the prospect of playing on the planet's A lot of Famous Arena.
" I'm thrilled to possess the possibility to play at Madison Square Landscape, some of the best well-known locations on earth," Sheltons said. "Nyc has actually constantly been an unique place for me, and also I can't stand by to play ahead a power The big apple crowd along with Carlos. It's going to be actually an unbelievable encounter playing facing a loaded house!".
" I am actually truly thrilled, said Navarro. "Our team reside in among the most renowned stadiums worldwide. And also to be able to discuss the stage along with fellow American Jess, and also put on a receive the US, in Nyc Metropolitan area, is exclusive. I am actually actually looking forward to it.".
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Tennis go back to The World's A lot of Famous Stadium for the very first time given that 2018 when Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Coco Vandeweghe, Shuai Zhang, Marion Bartoli, Daniela Hantuchova as well as Sorana Cirstea required to The Yard courthouse.
Beginning in 2008 Madison Square Garden organized a ten-year run of special events including stimulating 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 as well as Patrick McEnroe, Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils, Jack Belt, Chip Kyrigos, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Monica Seles and also Gabriela Sabatini.
Coming from 1972-2001, the season-ending girls's tournament was dipped into Madison Square Landscape and included the top 16 singles players in the world.
For a time, the Madison Square Backyard final was the only competition worldwide where females participated in a best-of-five-set final.