Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will face each other in an exhibition match on March 3 in Las Vegas, an event that was already planned last year and was suspended due to the Balearic tennis player's physical problems. The event, dubbed 'The Netflix Slam', will be broadcast live on the American streaming platform.
After a year of absence due to injury, the man from Manacor will return to competition in the Brisbane tournament next January. Later he will play the Australian Open, the scene where he played his last match, and then he will face the date with the Murcian in the Nevada desert.
The two Spanish tennis players have faced each other three times, with a positive balance for Nadal of two victories. However, the last time they saw each other on the other side of the net, the victory went to Alcaraz, who won the quarterfinals of the 2022 Madrid Masters 1000. Previously, the Mallorcan beat El Palmar in the semifinals of Indian Wells in 2022 and in the round of 16 of the Conde de Godó Trophy in 2021.
In the last two years, Alcaraz, current world number 2, has emerged as the great reference for the future of racket sport, with the permission of the still king of tennis Novak Djokovic, while Nadal has limited himself in recent months to recovering. of his persistent physical problems to be able to close his long and successful career competing on the track.
The event in Las Vegas will also serve as a tribute to Nadal, established as one of the best tennis players in history, winner of 22 Grand Slams, but it will also mean an opportunity to enjoy the tennis of Alcaraz, one of the most charisma players on the circuit. and one of the most demanded by the public, also in the United States where he has already won trophies such as the US Open, Indian Wells and the Miami Masters.
