Alcaraz, Shelton, Pegula and Navarro to Play Madison Sq. Backyard Exo in December

Madison Sq. Backyard would be the world’s tennis capital in December.

World class tennis returns to Madison Sq. Backyard on Wednesday, December 4 with The Backyard Cup, it was introduced in the present day.

4-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, US Open finalist Jessica Pegula and US Open semifinalists Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro will make their Madison Sq. Backyard debuts in a particular one-night tennis exhibition beginning at 7:00 pm Japanese.

Reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will lead the elite gamers into Madison Sq. Backyard and face 2023 US Open semifinalist, Ben Shelton. The 2 younger stars met as soon as earlier than in 2023 throughout the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Canada the place Alcaraz beat the present No. 17 Shelton in straight units.

The third-ranked Spaniard has captured 4 Grand Slam titles by the age of 21. At 19 years outdated he received his first Grand Slam title on the 2022 US Open adopted by a Wimbledon title in 2023 and earlier this yr, within the span of 5 weeks, he received back-to-back 5 setters to assert the French Open earlier than defeating Novak Djokovic to efficiently defend his Wimbledon title. On the 2024 Summer season Olympics, Alcaraz represented Spain and have become the third youngest male to win a singles Olympic medal, successful the silver medal after falling to Djokovic.

“I’m trying ahead to returning to New York on December 4 to play Ben at Madison Sq. Backyard,” stated Alcaraz. “Enjoying in entrance of the New York followers at The World’s Most Well-known Enviornment will likely be an unforgettable evening. It is going to be an excellent expertise.”

Buffalo native Jessica Pegula, is coming off her greatest Grand Slam look enjoying within the US Open championship match for the primary time in her profession. The WTA Tour No. 3 ranked and No. 1 ranked American will step onto The Backyard courtroom and tackle No. 8 ranked participant, Emma Navarro, who performed to the semifinal spherical of the US Open marking her most interesting Grand Slam look as properly.

The 2 American ladies just lately teamed as much as characterize Crew USA within the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games. Their one and solely profession assembly passed off within the 2024 Miami Open Spherical of 16 the place Pegula obtained the higher of Navarro. “As a New York tennis participant you dream of enjoying within the US Open closing and enjoying at Madison Sq. Backyard,” Pegula stated. “To have the ability to do each in a single yr simply reveals goals can come true. Actually trying ahead to coming again to New York and enjoying Emma in entrance of the very best followers on the earth.”

Fan favourite Shelton stated he’s buzzed by the prospect of enjoying within the World’s Most Well-known Enviornment.

“I’m thrilled to have the chance to play at Madison Sq. Backyard, one of the vital iconic venues on the earth,” Sheltons stated. “New York has at all times been a particular place for me, and I can’t wait to play in entrance an electrical New York crowd with Carlos. It’s going to be an unimaginable expertise enjoying in entrance of a packed home!”

“I’m actually excited, stated Navarro. “We’re in one of the vital iconic arenas on the earth. And to have the ability to share the stage with fellow American Jess, and placed on a present within the US, in New York Metropolis, is particular. I’m actually trying ahead to it.”

Tickets for The Backyard Cup begin at $57 when bought in particular person on the Ticketmaster Field Workplace at Madison Sq. Backyard (4 Penn Plaza) and at $75.75 (together with $18.75 in service prices) when bought on-line at msg.com

For teams of 9 or extra, please contact the Group Gross sales Division at 212-465-6080 or Group.Gross sales@msg.com. Accessible and companion seats can be found through the Accessibility Companies Division at 888-609-7599 or AccessibilityServices@msg.com. 

Tennis returns to The World’s Most Well-known Enviornment for the primary time since 2018 when Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Coco Vandeweghe, Shuai Zhang, Marion Bartoli, Daniela Hantuchova and Sorana Cirstea took to The Backyard courtroom.

Starting in 2008 Madison Sq. Backyard hosted a ten-year run of particular occasions that includes thrilling gamers reminiscent of 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 Patrick McEnroe, Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils, Jack Sock, Nick 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 performed at Madison Sq. Backyard and featured the highest 16 singles gamers on the earth.

For a time, the Madison Sq. Backyard closing was the one event on the earth the place ladies performed a best-of-five-set closing.