Tennis players outline their calendar for 2023, and not only as far as official tournaments are concerned. Various exhibition matches are also coming to light with some of the best players on the circuit, such as Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
And it is that the numbers 1 and 2 of the ATP will face each other in an expected and amazing rivalry. It will be next March 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. and received the name ‘The Slam: Nadal against Alcaraz’.
The match, whose tickets go on sale this Friday, December 9, will be held a few days before the Indian Wells Masters 1000, a tournament where the two met last year, with a victory for the Spaniard 6-4, 4-6 . , 6-3.
“Hey Las Vegas!!! I am happy to announce that I will be playing Carlos Alcaraz in THE SLAM, a special match on March 5th. see you there?“he wrote the champion of 22 Grand Slam titles on his twitter account.
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The two Spaniards finished 1-2 in this year’s ATP rankings: Alcaraz is the youngest to finish at No. 1, while Nadal is the oldest to finish at No. 2.
They are also the first two compatriots to top the men’s rankings since the Americans. Pete Sampras and Michael Chang in 1996.
We remember that Rafael Nadal just finished touring America with Casper Ruud and The season starts at the end of December representing Spain in the United Cup, mixed tournament that will open this season.
For his part, Carlos Alcaraz is in the final stages of recovery from a stomach injury which he suffered on November 4 in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Paris Bercy and is preparing to start the new course with the highest guarantee.
The Murcian will return to competition in just over a week for the Mubadala World Tennis Championshipexhibition tournament to be held from December 16 to 18 in Abu Dhabi.
An exhibition tournament will also help him to start 2023. This is the Kooyong Classics, from January 10 to 12, his only appointment before the start of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.
In February, Alcaraz will play two more tournaments, the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro and Acapulcowhich will lead to the American track season in March, including the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami.
Source: La Verdad
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