Sumit Nagal Qualifies for US Open 2024 Main Draw, Becomes First Indian Since Prajnesh Gunneswaran to Feature in All Four Grand Slams in a Calendar Year
This will also be Nagal’s seventh appearance in a Grand Slam main draw and the third at the US Open. Nagal recently achieved his career best ATP ranking of 68.
Following a boost in the ranking, Indian Tennis star Sumit Nagal confirms a spot in the US Open 2024 main draw. This achievement makes him the first Indian since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to make an appearance in all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single calendar year. Nagal is set to be the second Indian after Somdev Devvarman to compete in more than three US Open main draws. Sumit Nagal Advances to Second Round of Nordea Open With 6–4, 6–3 Win Over Elias Ymer, To Face Argentina’s Mariano Navone Next.
Sumit Nagal Qualifies for US Open 2024 Main Draw
SUMIT NAGAL CONFIRMS US OPEN MAIN DRAW SPOT@nagalsumit is set to become:
- 1st Indian since P. Gunneswaran (2019) to play all 4 Slam Main Draws in the same year
- 1st Indian since Somdev Devvarman to appear in more than 3 US Open Main Draw's
- Wil be his 7th Slam Main Draw;… pic.twitter.com/1CTwCe9sIH
— Indian Tennis Daily (ITD) (@IndTennisDaily) July 16, 2024
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