LAS VEGAS (December 8, 2025) – An elite group of eight men’s professional tennis players will take the court and vie for a $1-million prize pool as “The MGM Slam Presented by Capital One” takes place Sunday, March 1, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Led by ATP world No. 6 and top-ranked American Taylor Fritz, the 10-point tiebreaker knockout singles-format event will begin at 4 p.m. PT.
Joining the former U.S. Open finalist will be fellow American Tommy Paul, currently ranked No. 20 in the world, Norwegian superstar Casper Ruud, popular Australian Open star Nick Kyrgios, Brazilian’s fan favorite Joao Fonseca, entertaining Frenchman Gael Monfils, Italian sensation Lorenzo Musetti and Kazakhstan’s flamboyant Alexander Bublik.
Exclusive Capital One Cardholder pre-sale tickets will be available Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. PT through Thursday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. PT. MGM Rewards members early access takes placeThursday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PT with the public on-sale beginning Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. PT via AXS.com.
Capital One customers also can experience the weekend like a VIP with packages including a two-night hotel stay, tickets to The MGM Slam, The MGM Slam After Party and exclusive access throughout the stay available exclusively on Capital One Entertainment.
In September, Fritz led Team World over Team Europe for the Laver Cup title in San Francisco. A winner of 10 ATP singles titles, Fritz won the ATP Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells in 2022, becoming the first American male to do so since Andre Agassi in 2001.
Florida’s Paul reached a career-high of No. 8 in the summer of 2025. In 2023 he was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2024 and the French Open in 2025. He has won four career ATP singles titles.
Ruud, the 10-year tour veteran from Oslo, Norway, is currently No. 12 in the world rankings and reached a career-high of No. 2 in 2022. He became the highest-ranked Norwegian player in history and has earned honors including 14 ATP singles titles and a three-time Grand Slam finalist – the 2022 and 2023 French Open and the 2022 U.S. Open. Ruud won his first ATP Masters 1000 in May at the Madrid Open.
Kyrgios, who fell to all-time great Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam singles final appearance at Wimbledon in 2022, has a career-high ranking of No. 13 in singles. That same year, Kyrgios won the Australian Open doubles title and has served as an ESPN analyst while sidelined from the tour for various knee, foot and wrist injuries. He expects to return and be ready for the year’s first Grand Slam event in January.
Fonseca, the 19-year-old native from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the youngest player ranked in the Top 25. Known for his aggressive and attacking style, Fonseca has one of the most powerful forehands on tour and is considered one of Brazil’s top talents in years. Earlier this year he won the Argentina Open and the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
In October, fan-favorite Monfils announced he plans to retire at the end of the 2026 season at age 40, following his 22nd year on tour. Monfils is a two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist – at the 2008 French Open and 2016 U.S. Open – and at the start of 2025 he won the ASB Classic in Auckland, becoming the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title (38 years, 4 months) in the Open Era since 1990.
Known for his stylish one-handed backhand, Musetti helped the Italians win the 2023 and 2024 Davis Cup and represented his country in the 2024 Paris Olympics, capturing the singles’ bronze medal. Ranked No. 8 in the world, Musetti was a semi-finalist at the 2024 Wimbledon and French Open this summer.
Bublik, one of the sport’s most entertaining players and hotshot maker, is entering his 10th year on tour and, following a remarkable 2025 season, currently sits at a career-high ranking of No. 11. Bublik is the only player in 2025, other than Carlos Alcaraz, to have both defeated Jannik Sinner and clinched titles on three different surfaces. He has won eight career singles titles, with his best major finish coming earlier this year when he made the French Open quarterfinals, marking the first Kazakhstan to accomplish this feat.
This will be the third straight year MGM Resorts International has hosted “The MGM Slam.” Last year’s event featured WTA World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Naomi Osaka with Sabalenka, the four-time Grand Slam singles winner, prevailing. In 2024, all-time great Rafael Nadal played one of his final matches before retirement as the 22-time Grand Slam Spanish champion was outlasted by six-time major champion and countryman Carlos Alcaraz.
“The MGM Slam Presented by Capital One” also is presented by MGM Resorts Live Event Ventures which is focused on seeking out and creating new-to-market live sports and entertainment programming including MLB Awards and Players Era Festival, to name a few.
