By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, December 8, 2025Photo credit: MGM Slam
Some of tennis’ top stars will play for the knockout—and a $1 Million prize pool—at the MGM Slam on March 1st.
An elite eight-man group will play the MGM Slam at the 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, December 9th at 10 a.m. PT through Thursday, December 11th at 9 a.m. PT. MGM Rewards members early access takes place Thursday, December 11th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PT with the public on-sale beginning Friday, December. 12th 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.
