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Today, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz was crowned champion of Netflix’s live sports event, The Netflix Slam, in a tennis battle royale against fellow Spaniard and 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal.
The special exhibition match, hosted by MGM Resorts International, and produced by Full Day Productions, took place inside Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Tennis greats Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Mary Joe Fernández and Patrick McEnroe joined the Slam for on and off court commentary, alongside tennis analyst Prakash Amritraj and host Kay Adams. Hometown legend Andre Agassi made a special appearance in the booth. For Spanish markets, Rafael Plaza hosted, with commentary from tennis favorites Feliciano López, Nicolas Pereira, and David Ferrer, and sideline reporting from sports journalist Isabel Forner.
Kay Adams on The Netflix Slam:
Netflix streamed its latest live sports event,The Netflix Slam, headlined by 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal facing off against World No. 2 and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in a special one-night tennis exhibition match. The event, hosted by MGM Resorts International, took place today, Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 12:30pm PST / 9:30pm CET inside Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Netflix is the premier home for great sports stories with hits like Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Full Swing, NASCAR: Full Speed, Untold, Quarterback, Tour de France: Unchained, Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team, Six Nations: Full Contact and more. Netflix has partnered with sports leagues including Formula 1, National Football League (NFL), the PGA TOUR, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) , Major League Baseball (MLB) and more.
The Netflix Slam was produced by Full Day Productions (Connor Schell and David Chamberlin), the company behind The Netflix Cup, ESPY Awards, the Oscars Red Carpet Show and the NFL Honors.