London [UK], India's tennis sensation Sumit Nagal climbed 18 places to reach 77th position in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.
Earlier, Nagal defeated Switzerland's Alexander Ritchard in three tight sets 6-1, 7-6(7-5), 6-3 to win the Heilbronner Neckarcup ATP Challenger title.
This was Nagal's second ATP Challenger win of the year, after winning the Chennai Open on home soil earlier in the year.
Nagal is looking good to qualify for the last available ranking-capable spot in the draw for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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“Very happy to win the title in Heilbronn this week,” Nagal posted on Instagram after his final win.It was an important week for me and I'm proud of the way I played my best tennis when it mattered most."
He said at the end of his match, "If I win a match like this, I can be proud because the fight was unique. The ranking is secondary, the first goal is to play good tennis."
Since 2023, 26-year-old Nagal, who is currently ranked No. 1 in India, has won four ATP Challenger titles; The win in Heilbronn was her fourth clay-court championship.
The Indian tennis player recently participated in the French Open, but lost in the preliminary round.Earlier, Jannik Sinner reached world No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming the first Italian to achieve the feat.
With this historic feat, the 22-year-old player became the 29th player to reach world No. 1 since the inception of the ranking in 1973.
The Italian dethroned 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic from the world No. 1 ranking with 9,525 points, meanwhile, the Serbian dropped two places to third (8,360) after withdrawing ahead of their quarter-final clash in Paris due to injury. But he came. ,
Meanwhile, 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz moved up one place to second after his French Open 2024 win. Alcaraz became the second youngest clay-court major champion since 2000 at the age of 21.Following her wins on hard courts at the 2022 US Open and on grass at the 2023 Wimbledon, the 21-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest player to win Grand Slam championships on three different surfaces with her four-hour, 19-minute victory. On the soil of Paris.
Earlier, Nagal defeated Switzerland's Alexander Ritchard in three tight sets 6-1, 7-6(7-5), 6-3 to win the Heilbronner Neckarcup ATP Challenger title.
This was Nagal's second ATP Challenger win of the year, after winning the Chennai Open on home soil earlier in the year.
Nagal is looking good to qualify for the last available ranking-capable spot in the draw for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
https://x.com/nagalsumit/status/1799857623627640868
“Very happy to win the title in Heilbronn this week,” Nagal posted on Instagram after his final win.It was an important week for me and I'm proud of the way I played my best tennis when it mattered most."
He said at the end of his match, "If I win a match like this, I can be proud because the fight was unique. The ranking is secondary, the first goal is to play good tennis."
Since 2023, 26-year-old Nagal, who is currently ranked No. 1 in India, has won four ATP Challenger titles; The win in Heilbronn was her fourth clay-court championship.
The Indian tennis player recently participated in the French Open, but lost in the preliminary round.Earlier, Jannik Sinner reached world No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, becoming the first Italian to achieve the feat.
With this historic feat, the 22-year-old player became the 29th player to reach world No. 1 since the inception of the ranking in 1973.
The Italian dethroned 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic from the world No. 1 ranking with 9,525 points, meanwhile, the Serbian dropped two places to third (8,360) after withdrawing ahead of their quarter-final clash in Paris due to injury. But he came. ,
Meanwhile, 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz moved up one place to second after his French Open 2024 win. Alcaraz became the second youngest clay-court major champion since 2000 at the age of 21.Following her wins on hard courts at the 2022 US Open and on grass at the 2023 Wimbledon, the 21-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest player to win Grand Slam championships on three different surfaces with her four-hour, 19-minute victory. On the soil of Paris.
