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The purpose of the exhibition is to promote the sport and bring it to new audiences. Organizers hope the best players in the world will appear because they will sell more tickets.
Roger Federer sets record against Rafael Nadal in Cape Town in 2020 in front of 51,954 fans, external For the tennis audience at the time, although it was not an official match.
Alcaraz is a talented and entertaining shooter who has played in many exhibition games.
At the beginning of the year, he faced Americans Ben Shelton and Francis Tiafoe in New York and North Carolina respectively.
Alcaraz and Tiafoe also competed in a tournament in Puerto Rico and are scheduled to compete in New Jersey in December with Emma Laducanu and Amanda Anisimova.
The Spaniard has also been outspoken about the pressure of an increasingly congested fixture list, saying they “will kill us in some way” in 2024.
When asked last year about holding so many exhibitions, Alcaraz said: “I see a lot of people talking about my calendar because I have so many exhibitions [in].
“But you have to separate the calendar and the exhibition – they are different things.”
Alcaraz coach Juan Carlos Ferrero believes, external The exhibition style of play—often played for entertainment rather than victory—helps him relax.
