Double Blow: Sumit Nagal Mrs. French Open Main Draw, Faults in Geneva in Jinti Bhambri | Tennis news

It was a disappointing day for Indian tennis on European Clay, in which both Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri used to get out of their respective tournaments on Wednesday. India’s top-ranked single player, Sumit Nagal, bent out of the French Open qualifiers in the second round, losing 2–6, 4-6 to Juriz Rodionov of Austria in Rolland Garos. The necklace not only ended Nagal’s Paris campaign, but also marked for the first time in 2024 that he failed to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam. Nagal, currently ranked 170th in the world, opened its qualifying dialect with a confident victory over American Mitchell Crugger. However, he could not repeat the form against Rodionov, 225, which wrapped the match in an hour and 29 minutes. Austrian worked more and more in major moments and imposed capital on Nagal’s errors. Rodionov dominated the first set with powerful groundstroke and superior court coverage, broke Nagal twice and took it 6–2. In the second set, the Indians fought back after retreating 2–4, broke Rodionov in the seventh game and held a difficult eighth game after being below 0–30. But while serving to stay in the match at 4-5, Nagal again stumbled, winning Rodionov and assigned a place in the final qualifying round.
Quiz: Who is that IPL player?This disadvantage is a significant shock for Nagal, which made in the main draw of all four grand slam earlier this year, a rare achievement for an Indian single player in recent times. With the closer of grass-court season, Nagal is expected to re-organize and target a strong run during the Wimbledon qualifier. Meanwhile, India’s Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Gallow also faced an early exit at the Geneva Open. The second seeded Indo-American pair went below 6–7 (3), 4-6, which was against unplanned German Zakab Schnetor and Mark Walner in their era of 16 clash at the ATP 250 event. Despite entering the tournament with speed from a runner-up finish in Bordeaux Challenger last week, Bhambri and Gallow could not take their appearance in Geneva. The pair divided € 3,240 into the prize money, but the ATP ranking points were denied after the initial defeat. The opening set was contested with both teams, but the German pair defeated Tiebreak 7-3. In the second set, a solitary brake proved to be decisive as Schneeter and Walner closed the match in straight sets. The Geneva Open gave Bhambri another chance to find a rhythm in front of the Rolland Garos Qualifier. However, the 31 -year -old European Clay campaign continues with incompatibility. Prior to Bordeaux, Bhambri exited the first round in Monte Carlo (with Alexi Popirin), Munich, Madrid and Rome. With the French Open on the horizon, both Nagal and Bhambri will expect to be organized again. Although recent results are weak, the glimpse of the form provides hope for a revival because they look at the grass and soil to revive their weather respectively.