Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has been given a singles wildcard entry for the first Grand Slam of 2021 – the Australian Open in Melbourn...
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has been given a singles wildcard entry for the first Grand Slam of 2021 – the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The 23-year-old will be up against Wang Xiyu of China in the main draw as both players became recipients of the tournament’s Asia-Pacific wildcards.
“I am very thankful to all the people who put effort in helping me get a wild card for the 2021 Australian Open. Thanks to Tennis Australia for all their effort to make this slam possible in these circumstances,” Nagal tweeted.
I am very thankful to all the people who put effort in helping me get a wild card for the 2021 Australian Open
— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) December 27, 2020
Thanks to Tennis Australia for all their effort to make this slam possible in this circumstances pic.twitter.com/1Sbv8tVVyD
Nagal made his Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the US Open last year. He had grabbed headlines then for taking the first set off 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in their first-round match at Flushing Meadows.
Since then, Nagal has climbed through the ranks steadily and is the top-ranked Indian at the moment.
At this year’s US Open, he was the last man to receive direct entry into the field of 128. He became the first Indian since...
