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Alcaraz, Shelton recognised on courtroom at New York Knicks recreation
ATP Tour stars have been joined by WTA gamers Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro
December 04, 2024
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Carlos Alcaraz, Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro and Ben Shelton have been introduced with New York Knicks jerseys.
By ATP Workers
Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton, on courtroom collectively in New York.
It was not the tennis courts of the US Open that the ATP Tour stars graced on Tuesday night time within the Massive Apple, nevertheless. As a substitute, Alcaraz and Shelton have been recognised alongside Hologic WTA Tour stars Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro at Madison Sq. Backyard, the place the New York Knicks have been taking over the Orlando Magic in an NBA common season recreation.
Alcaraz, who received main titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2024 and completed the yr as No. 3 within the PIF ATP Rankings, holds a 2-0 Lexus ATP Head2Head lead towards Shelton. The second of these happened this yr, when Alcaraz overcame the American in straight units on the Laver Cup in Berlin.
The 22-year-old Shelton lifted his second ATP Tour title in April in Houston, and received personal-best 42 tour-level matches in 2024. The American and Alcaraz are in New York to take part in an exhibition on Wednesday night at Madison Sq. Backyard.