The “Netflix Slam,” a tennis exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, is scheduled for March 3, 2024, in Las Vegas. This match-up between two of tennis’s biggest stars expands Netflix’s tennis presence, which began with the “Break Point” documentary series.
Nadal had to end his comeback early because of an injury worry, despite Alcaraz having played a regular schedule this season. He made his comeback to competition at Brisbane International last month, having been out for nearly a year.
The Spaniard will now play this exhibition match against Alcaraz. Both Spanish and English will be the languages of the broadcast.
Rafa Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz' trailer for 'The Netflix Slam' is out.
The Legend vs. The Prodigy.
Two of the biggest players in the world playing in Vegas should put a huge spotlight on tennis.pic.twitter.com/oRcRPHZmvE
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 15, 2024
Netflix announced today that the Nadal-Alcaraz match scheduled for March 3rd will be at 12.30pm local time in Las Vegas, which is prime time in Europe (9.30pm in Spain). pic.twitter.com/mVibqwFIlQ
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) February 16, 2024
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Ranked world no.646, Nadal played his last match on the 5th of January when he was defeated by world no.42 Jordan Thompson 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 in the quarter in Brisbane (draw).
At present, during this year Rafael owns an overall 2-1 match record.
Nadal is scheduled to play next in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 19th of February.
Alcaraz in Buenos Aires, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.2, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a 5-1 match record in 2024. Alcaraz is playing in Buenos Aires where he bested the world no.134 Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-2 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.152 Andrea Vavassori in the quarter on Friday at 6:30 pm on COURT GUILLERMO VILAS. In the past, they have never played each other up to now on the main tour.
The Spaniard won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Rio De Janeiro (Rio Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 19th of February.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz |
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