.Ben Shelton squares off against Carlos Alcaraz at Madison Square Backyard in December. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Madison Square Garden will certainly be the globe's ping pong capital in December.
World class ping pong go back to Madison Square Backyard on Wednesday, December 4 with The Landscape Cup, it was announced today.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, US Open finalist Jessica Pegula and also United States Open up semifinalists Ben Shelton as well as Emma Navarro will definitely make their Madison Square Yard debuts in a special one-night ping pong exhibit beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern.
Reigning Roland Garros as well as Wimbledon champ Alcaraz will definitely lead cream of the crop players in to Madison Square Yard and face 2023 US Open up semifinalist, Ben Shelton. The 2 young stars met when before in 2023 throughout the ATP Expert 1000 event in Canada where Alcaraz beat the existing No. 17 Shelton in upright sets.
The third-ranked Spaniard has actually caught four Conquest names by the grow older of 21. At 19 years of ages he succeeded his very first Grand Slam title at the 2022 United States Open up complied with by a Wimbledon name in 2023 as well as earlier this year, in the period of 5 weeks, he gained next five setters to assert the French Open just before beating Novak Djokovic to successfully shield his Wimbledon title. At the 2024 Summer Months Olympics, Alcaraz exemplified Spain and also became the third youngest male to succeed a singles Olympic medal, succeeding the silver medal after being up to Djokovic.
" I am anticipating going back to The big apple on December 4 to play Ben at Madison Square Garden," mentioned Alcaraz. "Playing before the The big apple supporters at The World's Many Famous Field will be a remarkable night. It is going to be a terrific encounter.".
Carlitos Alcaraz with father Carlos Alcaraz. Picture credit rating: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Buffalo indigenous Jessica Pegula, is coming off her ideal Grand Slam look playing in the US Open champion match for the first time in her profession. The WTA Trip No. 3 ranked and No. 1 ranked American is going to step onto The Yard court as well as handle No. 8 stood gamer, Emma Navarro, that played to the semifinal sphere of the United States Open marking her finest Conquest appeal at the same time.
Both United States ladies recently partnered to represent Team U.S.A. in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Their one and only job conference took place in the 2024 Miami Open Sphere of 16 where Pegula got the better of Navarro. "As a Nyc tennis gamer you dream of playing in the United States Open ultimate and also dipping into Madison Square Backyard," Pegula stated. "To be capable to accomplish each in one year just presents dreams can come true. Actually looking forward to returning to Nyc and participating in Emma before the most effective supporters on earth.".
Follower beloved Shelton said he is actually hummed due to the prospect of playing in the World's Most Famous Field.
" I am actually thrilled to possess the chance to dip into Madison Square Garden, one of the most legendary places in the world," Sheltons claimed. "The big apple has actually consistently been actually an exclusive location for me, and I can't wait to play ahead an electricity New york city crowd with Carlos. It's mosting likely to be actually an astonishing encounter playing facing a stuffed property!".
" I'm really excited, claimed Navarro. "Our company're in one of the absolute most legendary fields worldwide. And also to become able to share show business along with fellow American Jess, and also put on a display in the US, in New York City Metropolitan area, is actually exclusive. I am actually really expecting it.".
Tickets for The Landscape Cup start at $57 when purchased personally at the Ticketmaster Box Office at Madison Area Yard (4 Penn Plaza) as well as at $75.75 (including $18.75 operational costs) when purchased internet atu00a0msg.com.
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Tennis come back to The Globe's Most Famous Stadium for the very first time due to the fact that 2018 when Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Coco Vandeweghe, Shuai Zhang, Marion Bartoli, Daniela Hantuchova and also Sorana Cirstea took to The Backyard court.
Beginning in 2008 Madison Square Garden organized a ten-year run of special activities featuring impressive gamers such as Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, the Williams sisters, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Mike as well as Bob Bryan, John and also Patrick McEnroe, Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils, Jack Sock, Chip Kyrigos, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Monica Seles as well as Gabriela Sabatini.
Coming from 1972-2001, the season-ending women's tournament was actually played at Madison Square Landscape and featured the leading 16 songs gamers on the planet.
For a while, the Madison Square Yard last was actually the only event around the world where women participated in a best-of-five-set final.