NEW DELHI: India's premier singles player Sumit Nagal secured a victory against Elias Ymer in the opening round of the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden on Tuesday, despite having lost their previous two encounters.
Nagal, who has been in good form lately, defeated the talented Swedish wild card entrant 6-4, 6-3. Ymer has had notable success in tournaments held in India. Nagal previously lost to Ymer at Split Open (Croatia) in 2023 and at Lyon (France) in 2019.
Currently ranked 68th in the ATP singles rankings, Nagal will face Argentina's world number 36 Mariano Navone in the next round, reported PTI. Nagal is set to represent India at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
In other news, Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji, who will also participate in the men's doubles event in Paris, are gearing up for their debut ATP Tour tournament as a pair.
The Indian duo will face the German team of Mark Wallner and Jakob Schnaitter in the first round of the Hamburg Open, an ATP 500 event, on Wednesday.
