Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will resume their rivalry for the ages in an exhibition match in Las Vegas on March 5.
Nadal, who’s 36, owns a males’s report 22 Grand Slam titles, together with two on the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June, whereas the 19-year-old Alcaraz received his first main trophy on the US Open in September. claimed.
Both Spaniards completed 1-2 on this yr’s ATP rankings: Alcaraz is the youngest participant to complete No. 1, whereas Alcaraz is the oldest to complete No. 2. They are additionally the primary two countrymen to steer the boys’s rankings. since Americans Pete Sampras and Michael Chang in 1996. The match – being promoted as boxing-style as “The Slam: Nadal vs. Alcaraz” – could be held contained in the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets go on sale on Friday.
Nadal and Alcaraz have performed one another thrice in official tournaments at Masters 1000 occasions. Nadal leads 2-1, with Alcaraz’s win on purple clay coming of their most up-to-date assembly in Madrid in May.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
