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India’s Sumit Nagal on Friday entered the singles important draw of the Australian Open with a straightforward win over Slovakia’s Alex Molcan within the event’s qualifying remaining. Nagal cruised previous Molcan 6-4, 6-Four in two hours and three minutes, and gained the match after his opponent double faulted at 30-40 within the 10th sport of the second set. Nagal will now face Kazakhstan’s World No. 31 Alexander Bublik within the first spherical. Presently World No. 139 in singles, that is Nagal’s second important draw look within the season’s first Grand Slam after his entry in 2021. Nagal went right down to Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis within the opening spherical 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 that 12 months.
Nagal had additionally made it to the US Open important attract 2019 and 2020.
In 2019, Nagal had stretched legendary Roger Federer to 4 units on the Flushing Meadows earlier than dropping 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6.
Nevertheless, a 12 months later, the Indian managed to enter the second spherical of the season’s remaining Grand Slam beating host nation’s Bradley Klahn within the first spherical 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
However Nagal went right down to second seed and eventual champion Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 within the second spherical.
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