Nagal, who had broken into the world’s top-100 last month after winning the Chennai Open, will face Coleman Wong next.
Sumit Nagal
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal showed great composure on way to a straight-set win over Canada’s Gabriel Diallo to make a bright start on his debut at the Miami Open here.
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The 26-year-old, playing the first-round qualifier match, kept his nerves in the crucial stages to outwit the 6 feet 8 inches tall Canadian Diallo 7-6(3), 6-2 on Monday.
Nagal, who had broken into the world’s top-100 last month after winning the Chennai Open, will face Coleman Wong next.
Nagal won the tie-breaker in the first set, while he dominated the second set, breaking Diallo in the first and seventh game.
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