Aus Open 2024: Sumit Nagal qualifies for second round
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal defeated much ranked higher opponent in his first round at the Australian Open 2024. He has made it to the second round of men’s singles in the tournament. In the first round of the main round, he defeated 27th ranked Alexander Bublik. Nagal won the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 7-6. Alexander had been seeded 31st in this tournament.
Match Summary
Sumit made a great start and dominated from the first set itself. He broke Alexander’s serve three times and won the first set easily by a margin of 6-4. He looked in even better form in the second set. Alexander Bublik also made some mistakes and taking advantage of this, Nagal won the second set by a margin of 6-2. There was a close contest between the two players in the third set and Nagal won in the tie break. He won this set 7-6 and also won the match.
First Indian men’s player to defeat seeded player in Grand Slam in 35 yearsÂ
Nagal is the first Indian men’s player since 2013 to reach the second round of singles. Somdev Devvarman made it to the second round in 2013. For the first time since 1989, an Indian player has defeated a seeded player in a singles match at the Australian Open. Ramesh Krishnan did this in 1989. Then he had defeated Mats Wilander of Sweden in the second round. Wilander was then the top player in the world in tennis rankings.
Sumit has won the main round of a Grand Slam for the second time. Earlier in the 2020 US Open, he was successful in winning a match in the main draw. He has defeated a player ranked in the top 100 in tennis rankings for the seventh time. At the same time, this is Sumit’s second big win in terms of the ranking of the opposition player.
