.Ben Shelton squares off against Carlos Alcaraz at Madison Square Yard in December. Picture credit history: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Madison Square Backyard will definitely be actually the planet's ping pong capital in December.
World class ping pong returns to Madison Square Yard on Wednesday, December 4 with The Yard Mug, it was actually announced today.
Four-time Conquest champ Carlos Alcaraz, US Open finalist Jessica Pegula as well as United States Open up semifinalists Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro will certainly make their Madison Square Landscape debuts in an unique one-night ping pong exhibition starting at 7:00 pm Eastern.
Reigning Roland Garros as well as Wimbledon champ Alcaraz will definitely lead the elite players in to Madison Square Yard and also face 2023 United States Open up semifinalist, Ben Shelton. Both younger celebrities met the moment before in 2023 during the ATP Masters thousand celebration in Canada where Alcaraz hammered the existing No. 17 Shelton in upright sets.
The third-ranked Spaniard has actually caught 4 Grand Slam names by the age of 21. At 19 years of ages he gained his very first Grand Slam title at the 2022 United States Open adhered to by a Wimbledon title in 2023 and earlier this year, in the stretch of five weeks, he gained back-to-back five setters to claim the French Open prior to beating Novak Djokovic to effectively shield his Wimbledon name. At the 2024 Summer Season Olympics, Alcaraz represented Spain and also ended up being the third youngest male to win a singles Olympic medal, winning the silver award after falling to Djokovic.
" I am actually expecting coming back to Nyc on December 4 to participate in Ben at Madison Square Yard," stated Alcaraz. "Playing before the New york city fans at The Globe's Many Famous Stadium are going to be actually an extraordinary evening. It is going to be a terrific encounter.".
Carlitos Alcaraz along with father Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis.
Buffalo indigenous Jessica Pegula, is going over her greatest Conquest appearance playing in the US Open championship match for the very first time in her profession. The WTA Tour No. 3 ranked and also No. 1 ranked American will step onto The Garden court as well as take on No. 8 ranked player, Emma Navarro, who played to the semifinal around of the United States Open noting her finest Grand Slam appearance too.
The two United States ladies lately teamed up to stand for Group United States in the 2024 Paris Olympic Video Games. Their only career appointment occurred in the 2024 Miami Open Sphere of 16 where Pegula got the better of Navarro. "As a Nyc tennis gamer you imagine playing in the United States Open final and also playing at Madison Square Garden," Pegula stated. "To be able to do both in one year just reveals aspirations can come true. Actually anticipating returning to Nyc and also playing Emma before the best fans around the world.".
Enthusiast preferred Shelton claimed he's hummed due to the prospect of playing on the planet's A lot of Famous Stadium.
" I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to play at Madison Square Backyard, some of the best famous locations around the world," Sheltons pointed out. "New york city has constantly been actually an exclusive location for me, and also I can not wait to play in front an electrical New York crowd along with Carlos. It's visiting be a fabulous encounter having fun in front of a packed residence!".
" I'm definitely excited, said Navarro. "Our company remain in one of one of the most renowned stadiums around the world. As well as to be capable to share show business along with fellow American Jess, and also place on a receive the United States, in Nyc Area, is exclusive. I am actually really anticipating it.".
Tickets for The Backyard Mug begin at $57 when purchased in person at the Ticketmaster Ticket Office at Madison Area Backyard (4 Penn Plaza) and at $75.75 (consisting of $18.75 operational fees) when acquired on the web atu00a0msg.com.
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Ping pong come back to The World's A lot of Famous Field for the first time due to the fact that 2018 when Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Coco Vandeweghe, Shuai Zhang, Marion Bartoli, Daniela Hantuchova and Sorana Cirstea required to The Landscape courthouse.
Starting in 2008 Madison Square Yard hosted a ten-year run of special activities including fantastic gamers including Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, the Williams sisters, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Mike and 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 and Gabriela Sabatini.
From 1972-2001, the season-ending ladies's event was played at Madison Square Garden and included the leading 16 singles players around the world.
Temporarily, the Madison Square Garden last was actually the only tournament on the planet where females played a best-of-five-set last.