Paris Olympics 2024: Tough Draw for Sumit Nagal; Rohan Bopanna-N Sriram Balaji To Start Against France’s Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
If Sumit Nagal can clear the first round, he might face Wimbledon quarterfinalist Alex De Minaur in the second round. Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna will look to improve on his fourth-place finish at Rio Olympics 2016 when he and Sania Mirza had just missed the podium in mixed doubles event.
Paris, July 25: India's top singles player Sumit Nagal will begin his Paris Olympics campaign against French Corentin Moutet, who he had beaten in April and could run into formidable Australian world number six Alex de Minaur in the second round if he wins the opener. Nagal, ranked 80th in the world, shares a 2-2 head-to-head record with Moutet, who is placed 12 places above him in the ATP singles chart. Paris Olympics 2024: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal Could Headline Men’s Singles Second Round, Iga Swiatek Draws Irina-Camella Begu in First Match.
If Nagal can clear the first round, he might face Wimbledon quarterfinalist De Minaur in the second round. De Minaur withdrew from the last-eight Wimbledon clash against Novak Djokovic due to a hip injury. Paris Olympics 2024: Andy Murray Withdraws From Singles Competition at Summer Olympic Games, Will Only Play Doubles in France.
In the men's doubles, Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji have been drawn to meet the French team of Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Bopanna has shared the court with Roger-Vasselin in the past on the ATP Tour.
This is Bopanna's last chance to win an Olympic medal. He had finished fourth with Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles event at 2016 Rio Games.
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