Australian Open first Round Win Acquired Sumit Nagal...

Sumit Nagal stunned World Number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakstan to move to the second round of Australian Open 2024.

India's highest level singles tennis player Sumit Nagal stunned World Number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakstan to move to the second round of the Australian Open 2024 on Tuesday. It was a shocking triumph (victory for Nagal as he won 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in a match that endured two hours and 38 minutes. This was the initial time beginning around 1989 that an Indian tennis player beat a opponent rival in a Grand Slam. The last example was back in 1989 when Ramesh Krishnan crushed Mats Wilander, the then world number one and defending champ at the Australian Open. This triumph (victory) was perhaps of the greatest accomplishment in Nagal's career and a critical step in the right direction for a tennis player who was in the leadlines for his struggles.

In 2023, Nagal shared his monetary battles and said in a interview with PTI, that his yearly financial plan to make due on the ATP Tour was around Rs 1 crore and he had simply around Rs 80,000 in his account.

"Assuming that I take a gander at my bank balance, I have what I had toward the start of the year. It is 900 euros (approx Rs 80,000). I got a touch of help. Mr Prashant Sutar is assisting me with MAHA Tennis Foundation and I additionally get month to month (pay) from IOCL yet I have no large sponsor," Nagal told PTI in a interview.

Following the interview, he got help from leading beverage company PepsiCo India and the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA). The financial assistance was critical for the tennis player and his excursion in the Australian Open till presently has been an ideal perfection of his excursion.

After not getting a wildcard entry to the Australian Open, Nagal participated in the qualification matches and with three successes on the trot, he booked his billet and furthermore wound up procuring around AUD 120,000.

The success against Bublik procured Nagal another AUD 180,000 (Rs 98 lakh around) and with the triumph (victory), this turned into whenever that he first arrived at the second round of the Australian Open. The world number 137 Indian will play in the second round of a Grand Slam for the second time in his career.

Nagal will currently confront wildcard card Juncheng Shang of China in the second round where a success will make history for the tennis player and will likewise earn him somewhere near AUD 255,000.