
Four of the biggest young stars in tennis—Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro—will compete in the Garden Cup, an exhibition match at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Dec. 4. This is the first rendition of the Garden Cup since 2018.
Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spaniard, is coming off his career-best season, winning two major tournaments at the French Open and Wimbledon. It won’t be his first time playing in a blockbuster exhibition as he competed in the Netflix Slam against Rafael Nadal in the spring. He later teamed up with Nadal at the 2024 Paris Olympics for Team Spain. While the doubles team didn’t win a medal, Alcaraz took home a silver medal after falling to Novak Djokovic in the gold medal match.