Exhibitions are supposed to promote the game and take it to new audiences. Organisers need the perfect gamers on the earth to function as a result of they are going to promote extra tickets.
Roger Federer performed Rafael Nadal in Cape City in 2020 in entrance of 51,954 followers – a reported file, exterior for a tennis crowd on the time, albeit not an official match.
Alcaraz – a gifted, extremely entertaining shot-maker – performs a number of exhibitions.
He confronted Individuals Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe in New York and North Carolina respectively in the beginning of the 12 months
Alcaraz and Tiafoe additionally took half in an occasion in Puerto Rico, and are scheduled to play alongside Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova in New Jersey in December.
The Spaniard has additionally been vocal concerning the pressure of the more and more packed calendar, saying in 2024 they’re “going to kill us indirectly”.
When requested final 12 months about taking part in so many exhibitions, Alcaraz stated: “I’ve seen that many individuals speak about my calendar as a result of I’ve put many exhibitions [in].
“However it’s important to separate the calendar and the exhibitions – they’re various things.”
Alcaraz’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero believes, exterior the type of play at exhibitions – which are usually about leisure, moderately than successful – helps his cost chill out.
