By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, December 8, 2025Photo credit score: MGM Slam
A few of tennis’ high stars will play for the knockout—and a $1 Million prize pool—on the MGM Slam on March 1st.
An elite eight-man group will play the MGM Slam on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Led by ATP world No. 6 and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz, the 10-point tiebreaker knockout singles-format occasion will start at 4 p.m. PT.
Becoming a member of the previous U.S. Open finalist will likely be fellow American Tommy Paul, at present ranked No. 20 on this planet, Norwegian celebrity Casper Ruud, well-liked Australian Open star Nick Kyrgios, Brazilian’s fan favourite Joao Fonseca, entertaining Frenchman Gael Monfils, Italian sensation Lorenzo Musetti and Kazakhstan’s flamboyant Alexander Bublik
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In September, Fritz led Workforce World over Workforce Europe for the Laver Cup title in San Francisco. A winner of 10 ATP singles titles, Fritz gained the ATP Masters 1000 occasion at Indian Wells in 2022, changing into the primary American male to take action since Andre Agassi in 2001.
Florida’s Paul reached a career-high of No. 8 in the summertime of 2025. In 2023 he was a semi-finalist on the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2024 and the French Open in 2025. He has gained 4 profession ATP singles titles.
Ruud, the 10-year tour veteran from Oslo, Norway, is at present No. 12 on this planet rankings and reached a career-high of No. 2 in 2022. He turned the highest-ranked Norwegian participant in historical past and has earned honors together with 14 ATP singles titles and a three-time Grand Slam finalist – the 2022 and 2023 French Open and the 2022 U.S. Open. Ruud gained his first ATP Masters 1000 in Could on the Madrid Open.
Kyrgios, who fell to all-time nice Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam singles remaining look at Wimbledon in 2022, has a career-high rating of No. 13 in singles. That very same yr, Kyrgios gained the Australian Open doubles title and has served as an ESPN analyst whereas sidelined from the tour for varied knee, foot and wrist accidents. He expects to return and be prepared for the yr’s first Grand Slam occasion in January.
Fonseca, the 19-year-old native from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the youngest participant ranked within the High 25. Identified for his aggressive and attacking type, Fonseca has some of the highly effective forehands on tour and is taken into account one among Brazil’s high skills in years. Earlier this yr he gained the Argentina Open and the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
