On March 5, in an exhibition match in Las Vegas, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will pick up where they left off in their legendary rivalry.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal Will Compete in a Las Vegas Exhibition
The 36-year-old Nadal has won a men’s-record 22 Grand Slam tournaments, including two in 2022 at the Australian Open and the French Open. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old Alcaraz won his first major championship at the U.S. Open in September.
In this year’s ATP rankings, the two Spaniards placed first and second, with Alcaraz being the youngest man to do so and Nadal being the oldest. Since Americans Pete Sampras and Michael Chang in 1996, they are the first pair of nationals to hold the top two spots in the men’s rankings.
The fight, dubbed “The Slam: Nadal vs. Alcaraz” in boxing-style promotion, will take place in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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In three official contests, all Masters 1000 competitions, Nadal and Alcaraz have faced off against one another. In their most recent meeting, which took place in May on red clay in Madrid, Alcaraz prevailed, giving Nadal a 2-1 advantage.
Tennis professional Rafael Nadal Parera is from Spain. The Association of Tennis Professionals has him ranked No. 2 in the world in singles right now (ATP). He’s held the top spot in the global rankings for 209 weeks, and five times he’s come out on top at the end of the year. Including a record 14 French Open victories, Nadal has an all-time high of 22 Grand Slam men’s singles victories.
He has 92 ATP singles trophies under his belt, including 36 Masters titles, and 63 of them have been on clay courts. The Career Golden Slam in singles has been been accomplished by two men, including Nadal. The longest winning streak on one surface during the Open Era belongs to him, who has won 81 matches in a row on clay.
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz Garfia competes professionally. According to the Association of Tennis Professionals, he is presently ranked as the world’s top singles player (ATP).
Six ATP Tour singles championships have been won by Alcaraz, including the 2022 US Open and two Masters 1000 crowns. With his victory at the US Open, Alcaraz set a record for being the world’s No. 1 male player at the age of 19 years, 4 months, and 6 days. He was also the first teenager to hold that position during the Open Era.
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