Sumit Nagal Bows Out of Paris 2024 Olympics in Close Match

In a thrilling showdown at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal faced off against France’s Corentin Moutet. Unfortunately, it was a hard-fought match that ended with Nagal on the losing side, as he was defeated with scores of 2-6, 6-2, 5-7.

The contest took place on Court 7, where the 26-year-old Nagal gave it his all but ultimately fell short after two hours and 28 minutes of intense play. With this defeat, Nagal’s Olympic journey came to an early end, leaving India with only the hopes pinned on the doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and S Sriram Balaji.

Back in 2021, Nagal had made it to the second round in the Olympics, where he lost to the formidable Daniil Medvedev. This time around, he hoped to make a deeper impact but couldn’t quite turn the tides in his favor against Moutet, who improved his head-to-head record to 3-2 against Nagal.

The match began with Moutet taking command in the first set, but Nagal fought back impressively, earning two break points to force a decisive third set. In that final set, he gained an early break and had a moment where it seemed he might secure victory, jumping to a 2-0 lead.

Had Nagal emerged victorious, he would have faced Australia’s World No.6 Alex de Minaur in the next round. Instead, the match concluded with Moutet moving on to the round of 32, where he will encounter either Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff or Greek player Petros Tsitsipas.

Later in the day, attention shifts to the men’s doubles as Rohan Bopanna and S Sriram Balaji prepare to take on the French duo of Gael Monfils and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their tournament opener.