Taylor Fritz is among elite professionals playing for a $1 million prize pool at “The MGM Slam Presented by Capital One”

An elite group of eight professional tennis players will take the court and compete for a $1 million prize pool. “The MGM Slam presented by Capital One” takes place on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Led by ATP world number 6 and top-ranked American Taylor Fritzthe 10-point tiebreaker knockout event in singles format begins at 4:00 PM PT.

Joining the former US Open finalist will be a compatriot Tommy Paulcurrently number 20 in the world, Norwegian superstar Casper Ruudpopular Australian Open star Nick KyrgiosBrazil’s fan favorite Joao Fonsecaentertaining Frenchman Gael MonfilsItalian sensation Lorenzo Musetti and Kazakhstan is flamboyant Alexander Bublik.

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Capital One customers can also 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 through Capital One Entertainment.

In September, Fritz led Team World over Team Europe for the Laver Cup title in San Francisco. Fritz, winner of 10 ATP singles titles, won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells in 2022, becoming the first American man 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 semifinalist at the Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2024 and the French Open in 2025. He has won four ATP singles titles.

Ruud, the 10-year tour veteran from Oslo, Norway, is currently ranked No. 12 in the world and reached a career No. 2 in 2022. He became the highest-ranked Norwegian player in history and has earned accolades including 14 ATP singles titles and a three-time Grand Slam finalist: the 2022 and 2023 French Open and the 2022 US Open. Ruud won his first ATP Masters 1000 during the Madrid Open.

Kyrgios, who lost to all-time great Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2022, is ranked No. 13 in singles, a career-high No. 13. That same year, Kyrgios won the Australian Open doubles title and served as an ESPN analyst while sidelined from the tour due to various knee, foot and wrist injuries. He expects to return and be ready for the first Grand Slam event of the year in January.

Fonseca, the 19-year-old native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the youngest player 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 that he plans to retire at the end of the 2026 season at the age of 40, after his 22nd year.^i.e on tour for years. Monfils is a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist – at the 2008 French Open and 2016 US Open – and in early 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 Cups and represented his country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where he captured the bronze medal in singles. Musetti is ranked No. 8 in the world and was a semifinalist at the 2024 Wimbledon and French Open this summer.

Bublik, one of the most entertaining players and hotshot creators in the sport, is competing in his 10^e year on tour and, after a remarkable 2025 season, currently sits at number 11 in his career. Bublik is the only player in 2025, other than Carlos Alcaraz, to have both defeated Jannik Sinner and won titles on three different surfaces. He has won eight singles titles, with his best major result earlier this year when he reached the quarter-finals of the French Open, becoming the first Kazakhstan to accomplish the feat.

This will be the third year in a row that MGM Resorts International has hosted “The MGM Slam.” Last year’s event featured WTA World No. 1 present Aryna Sabalenka and former number 1 Naomi Osaka with Sabalenka, the four-time Grand Slam singles winner, having the upper hand. In 2024, all-time great Rafael Nadal played one of his last matches before retirement, when Spain’s 22-time Grand Slam champion was defeated by six-time major champion and compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.

“The MGM Slam presented by Capital One” is also presented by MGM Resorts Live Event Ventures, which focuses on sourcing and creating new-to-market live sports and entertainment programming, including MLB Awards and Players Era Festival, to name a few.