Sumit Nagal’s Olympic Journey Ends in First-Round Defeat

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Sumit Nagal

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal faced a tough challenge in his opening match at the Paris 2024 OlympicsHe went up against the mercurial Frenchman Corentin Moutet in a three-set battle that lasted two hours and 28 minutes.

Sumit Nagal’s valiant effort

Nagal stuck to his strong baseline game, but Moutet had a few tricks up his sleeve. The French player used drop shots, forehand slices, and backhand slices effectively to unsettle Nagal. With a 2-0 lead, it seemed that the Indian star was set to progress to the second round

But then Moutet earned the break back to make it 2-2. From there on, both players fought hard to make it 5-5 before the Frenchman earned the deciding break of the match. Nagal saved one match point, but could not save two more as he lost the match with a backhand error.

Moutet attacked throughout as he pulled off 34 winners, compared to Nagal’s 20. He made 49 unforced errors and five double faults, but the four break points that he got turned out to be the deciding factor in the context of the match.

Nagal’s Olympic campaign ended prematurely, leaving him disappointed after a hard-fought match. Back in 2021, Nagal qualified for the second round where he lost to Daniil Medvedev. But this time around, he could not make any impact in the quadrennial event. Nagal fought hard for two hours and 28 minutes before losing to the Frenchman on Court 7.

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