Garden Cup 2024: When and Where To Watch Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula, and Others in Action?

We’re all excited for the 2025 season, but first, a friendly yet feisty event needs fans’ attention. New York City is all set to host an exhibition event as part of ‘The Garden Cup’ at the iconic Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 4. The biggest headlines for the exhibition? Well, you’ll have to grip tight in case you’re planning to witness their formidability back in action. The list includes Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz, American Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, and many more.

The much-awaited event has been home to several high-profile players over the years. Since 2003, the Madison Square exhibition has welcomed stars like Roger Federer, the Williams sisters, Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, and the list goes on.

While the agenda has seemingly changed now, from 1972 to 2001, the event also housed the top 16 players in the world to compete. Moreover, the season-ending exhibition remains the sole event to date to feature a best-of-five-set format in the women’s professional rubber. Excited about the nearing showdowns? We’ve got you.

In case you missed the opportunity when the tickets for the highly-anticipated event went on sale, don’t fret. The 24-hour digital cable and satellite television network, Tennis Channel, will bring these power-packed showdowns to you. Tennis Channel confirmed televising the one-night-only exhibition live via Madison Square to provide simulcast coverage in the New York tri-state area. They will begin broadcasting half an hour before the event kicks off at 7 pm (ET).

Before the event’s commencement, contestants like Carlos Alcaraz talked to the reporters about several updates during the offseason. The Spaniard talked about Novak Djokovic‘s new coach Andy Murray and the inclusion of a second coach to his own team as well. His rival for the Madison Square exhibition, Ben Shelton, also expressed excitement ahead of their match-up.

Ben Shelton says Carlos Alcaraz is his “favorite player” to share the court with

Ben Shelton is just as excited as the fans ahead of his upcoming clash against Carlos Alcaraz. No doubt that the Spanish superstar thrills the crowd with his captivating skills, but, there’s something else about Alcaraz that excites Shelton. He loves playing against the 4-time Majar winner simply because of the energy he brings to the court.

While talking to the reporters in New York, Shelton expressed that the 21-year-old is his “favorite player to share the court with because of how creative he is and the style he plays. Every time we play, you hear the crowd go crazy on both sides (…). It’s one of the games I enjoy the most.”

With Shelton making a candid admission like that, the fans will fasten their seatbelts for the upcoming showdown. Following the exhibition’s conclusion, both players will likely rest and recover for the season-commencing Australian hardcourt swing in 2025. But before that, they will have a crack this Wednesday Are you excited for the showdown? Let us know in the comments below.