Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has officially qualified for the men’s singles event at the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. Nagal expressed his happiness on social media, saying: “I am happy to announce that I have officially qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.
He continued: “One of the highlights of my career so far is participating in the Tokyo 2020 Games. Since then, Paris has been a big goal for me. I hope to give my best.” The All India Tennis Association (AITA) announced that Nagal’s eligibility as per the ITF rankings was confirmed on June 10, where he was listed as an alternate.
Besides Nagal’s qualification, Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will represent India in the men’s doubles event at the Paris Games. Bopanna, a top 10 player, chose Balaji as his partner, approved by AITA. Nagal’s performance was boosted by his recent win at the Heilbronn Challenger earlier this month. Which helped him break into the top 80 of the ATP singles rankings.
Nagal Qualifies for Paris Olympics
The win was Nagal’s second season title, following his win at the Chennai Challenger earlier this year. Due to the growing number of high-level players, the authorities confirmed Nagal’s eligibility. The International Tennis Federation is expected to release the list of participants on July 4, which will include Nagal. The tennis events of the Paris Olympics will take place at Roland Garros. The symbolic venue of Roland-Garros, from July 27 to August 4.
At 26, Nagal became the second Indian player to qualify for the women’s singles event at the next edition of the Summer Games since Leander Paes, who competed from 1992 to 2000. Paes won the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, marking India’s second medal in its history of four.
The 26-year-old has made significant progress since the start of the 2024 season. He went on to compete in the Australian Open, where he advanced to the second round with a stunning victory over then-world-number one Alexander Bublik. In addition, he earned a spot in the main draw of the Indian Wells Masters and the Monte-Carlo Masters, both ATP 1000 events.
