Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are leading the ATP Rankings making their countrymen proud. Rafa and Carlito will play together and exhibition in Las Vegas on the 5th of March right before Indian Wells. Nadal confirmed that on social media with the following post.
Hey Las Vegas!!! 👋
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be playing @CarlosAlcaraz at THE SLAM, a special one-night match hosted by @MGMRewards. #MGMTheSlamWhen? March 5th, 2023 @MGMGrand
See you there? 😉https://t.co/kmWC03coch pic.twitter.com/h3biRBDb18— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) December 6, 2022
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Nadal has managed to achieve an overall 39-8 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
Presently, during this year Alcaraz achieved an overall 57-13 match record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos was the finalist in Hamburg and Umag.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
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