Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal failed to capitalize on his momentum and missing from Coleman Wong of Hong Kong in the closing qualifying spherical of the Miami Open on Tuesday.
With the decline, Nagal unsuccessful to enter the principal attract of the Miami Open up on debut.
Nagal misplaced 6-3 1-6 5-7 to the 19-yr-previous who is rated 212 in the world, squandering the advantage he secured by winning the to start with established.
Wong, who like Nagal is playing his initially Miami Open up, defeated France’s Hugo Gaston 6-2 3-6 6-2 in his 1st qualifying spherical.
NAGAL LOSES IN MIAMI Final Round QUALIFYING
Sumit Nagal dropped to wildcard Coleman Wong after a sound begin in the 1st set
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Earlier, Nagal confirmed wonderful composure on way to a straight-set get around Canada’s Gabriel Diallo to make a vibrant begin to the match in his maiden look.
The 26-yr-outdated, playing the first-round qualifier match, stored his nerves in the critical phases to outwit the 6 toes 8 inches tall Canadian Diallo 7-6(3) 6-2 on Monday.
Nagal had broken into the world’s best 100 final month following profitable the Chennai Open. He is currently ranked environment selection 92 in the stay ATP rankings.
In his very last match, Nagal had lost to Milos Raonic at the Indian Wells immediately after qualifying for the principal attract next the final-minute withdrawal of Rafael Nadal.
Nagal had developed fairly a flutter in January when he state-of-the-art to the next round of the Australian Open up. That hard work had performed a massive component in launching him into the best 100 of the ATP rankings.