Feb-13, Indian singles icon Sumit Nagal on Monday climbed 23 places to break into the top 100 in the ATP Singles Rankings for the first time in his career.
Sumit Nagal climbs 23 places in the ATP Singles Rankings to break into the top 100
With Sunday’s victory at the Chennai Open Challenger tournament, Nagal has moved up to No. 98 in the latest singles rankings, led by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
What an emotional day! Stoked to have cracked the Top 100 Ranking. Feels surreal to achieve it in my home country 🇮🇳 Extremely proud of my team for working hard everyday and giving ourselves a chance to be where we are today
— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) February 11, 2024
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Last month, Nagal became the first Indian in 35 years to defeat a seeded player at a Grand Slam when he defeated then-world number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the first round. In the second round, he lost to China’s Xiang Junchen.