India’s Sumit Nagar fails to qualify for Miami Open main draw on debut Tennis News

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal failed to qualify for the main draw of the Miami Open on his debut after losing to Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong in the final qualifying round in Miami on Tuesday. Main race. Nagal lost to the 19-year-old 6-3 1-6 5-7, squandering the advantage he had gained by winning the first set. Like Nagal, Huang defeated France’s Hugo Gaston 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the first qualifying round, competing in his first Miami Open.

Earlier, Nagal showed great composure in his straight-sets win over Canada’s Gabriel Diallo to get the tournament off to a flying start on his debut.

The 26-year-old, who competed in the first round of qualifying on Monday, held his nerve in the crucial stages to beat 6-foot-8 Canadian Diallo 7-6(3) 6-2.

Nagal entered the world’s top 100 last month after winning the Chennai Open.

Nagal won the first-set tiebreaker after saving a break point in the seventh game, and he dominated the second set, breaking Diallo in games one and seven.

After this victory, his world ranking is likely to reach a new career-high ranking of 92nd.

In his last match, Nagal lost to Milos Raonic in Indian Wells after qualifying for the main draw after Rafael Nadal withdrew at the last minute.

Nagal caused quite a stir when he advanced to the second round of the Australian Open in January. This effort was instrumental in his promotion into the top 100 of the ATP Rankings.