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Sumit Nagal has been in terrific form this year. At the 2024 Australian Open, this 26-year-old Indian from New Delhi became the first player from his country to defeat a seeded player (Alexander Bublik) in a Grand Slam match since 1989. He then won the Chennai Open ATP Challenger, propelling him into the PIF ATP Top 100 for the first time in his career. Nagal will compete in the ATP Masters 1000 event for the second time. He previously joined the Indian Wells main draw as a fortunate loser after Rafael Nadal withdrew from the competition.
Actually, Sumit Nagal is the third.Indian player to compete in the Monte Carlo Masters main draw, following Vijay Amritraj in 1977 and Ramesh Krishnan in 1982. With his win over Arnaldi, he became the first Indian to win an ATP Masters 1000 match on clay since 1990. This year, the new world number ninety-three achieved a number of goals.
Nagal’s previous match resulted in only one ace and one double mistake. His first serve win percentage was 55% (35-64), with a second serve win percentage of 72% (26-36). He had already made it to the 2021 Monte Carlo qualifiers. Is he capable of surpassing “The Viking” and producing another?Career-defining moment?
Rune versus Nagal: Matchup
In their whole careers, the two athletes have only met once. Holger Rune defeated Sumit Nagal 7-5, 6-3 in their last Davis Cup match in 2023. Since then, the Indian tennis player has made considerable progress in what was a highly tough match. Nagal will make it difficult for Rune to win this match. When facing Holger Rune, be aware of his aggressive baseline playstyle.
However, Holger Rune will always have an advantage when it comes to playing on clay courts on critical occasions. For Nagal, love is like clay. He once stated in an interview with Tennis TV, “I started playing tennis on clay when I was 8 or”I was nine years old when I was young.” Clay was scarce when I moved to Canada. However, I’ve spent the last ten years living in Germany. I believe I fell in love with clay somehow. I believe clay gives me greater confidence because I move well. As a result, it will be exciting to watch this match.
