India’s Sumit Nagal put up a brave fight to lose to world number seven Holger Roux in heavy rain during their second round match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday Well (Holger Rune). Nagal showed impressive grit and gumption to threaten to spoil Rooney’s party by taking the second set after the rain-suspended second round resumed on Wednesday. However, he lost serve twice in the deciding set. India was trailing seventh seed Ruane 1-2 in the second set of the qualifiers when the heavens opened.

In this prestigious clay court event, he lost 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 after 2 hours and 11 minutes of hard work. Nonetheless, it was a memorable match for him as he became the first Indian to win a singles main draw at the Clay Court Masters.

Nagal defeated the great Roger Federer at the 2019 US Open.

The 26-year-old Nagar lost his serve in the second game of the deciding set and fell behind, but quickly broke serve and held his serve, chasing the score to 2-2. However, he lost serve again in the sixth game and the game was decided.

On the clay courts of Roquebrune-Capmartin, he first defeated eighth-seeded Flavio Coboli and then third-seeded Facundo Diaz Arcos in the qualifying round. Trust, entered the main race.

The flag bearer of Indian tennis singles defeated Italy’s Bernardi 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round.

Meanwhile, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost to Croatia’s Matt Pavic and El Salvador’s Marcelo Are in the men’s doubles round of 16 on Wednesday Vallo.

They lost 3-6 6-7 (6-8).

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