Sumit Nagal qualifies for Monte Carlo Masters main draw to keep singles title dream alive

Sumit Nagal is currently one of the upcoming players in the Indian setup. Nagal is one of the few players to make the ATP top 100 list in his country. He has been a promising player who has qualified for two major grand slams early in his career. There is still a long way to go for Nagal though as he is still searching for his first ATP title. The only victory he has had this season was the challenger in Chennai where he beat a higher-seeded player in Luca Nardi.

Nagal has not had the best last few tournaments so far where he went out in the round of 16 in the Markarrech Open, failed to qualify in the Miami Open and struggled in the first round of the Indian Wells masters. With these performances, it is clear that Nagal needs to show consistency in his game to reach the top level in the ATP tour. There is still time for him to show his best game in this clay season.

Sumit Nagal makes it to the Monte Carlo main draw

Sumit Nagal got an opportunity in the Monte Carlo masters qualifiers to prove his worth. He is now the first Indian in 42 years to qualify for the Monte Carlo masters tournament. The qualifiers for this current tournament were going to be a challenge for Nagal. The first two games were against higher-seeded and higher-ranked players as well. Nagal was up against 62nd-ranked player Flavio Cobolli who he beat in two straight sets. The next game was against another higher-ranked player, Facundo Diaz Acosta. This intense game also went in favour of Nagal who cemented his place in the main draw.

This is a great opportunity for the 26-year-old to show his skills in one of the most iconic ATP tournaments. He will be featuring in the main draw which is filled with some world-class players. Nagal will have a lot of work to do in this tournament where he will get the chance to face some high calibre players in this tournament. It will be interesting to see how Nagal will fair in the upcoming rounds of this season.