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The first round match of Sumit Nagal in French Open 2024 will be played on 26 May.
India’s number-1 tennis player Sumit Nagal will face world number 18 Karen Khachanov of Russia in the first round of the French Open 2024. This match of the second Grand Slam of the year will be played on 26 May. World No. 94 Nagal earned a direct entry into the main draw of the Grand Slam after his consistent good performances this year.
Nagal is the first Indian men’s player to qualify for the main draw of the French Open since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019.
Sumit (right) shared this photo with Novak Djokovic on May 21. Djokovic is also participating in the French Open 2024.
Sumit Nagal’s performance was better this year
Sumit Nagal’s performance this year has been better. He started the year with a win at the Australian Open, his first Grand Slam, defeating Alexander Bublik. After this, he won the Chennai Open and broke into the top 100 in the ATP rankings.
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