India’s No.1 males’s tennis star Sumit Nagal has made his ATP prime 100 debut following a win within the Chennai Open ATP Challenger on Sunday. Nagal turns into solely the tenth Indian to be ranked inside the highest 100 within the ATP singles rankings.
Nagal’s feat was confirmed on Sunday after his straight-sets win over Italy’s Luca Nardi 6-1, 6-4 in Chennai within the reside ATP rankings. He has jumped 23 spots after the win and is now ranked 98th within the rankings up to date on Monday. Nagal was ‘stoked’ to realize the milestone and thanked his group, coaches and sponsors for his or her help. “What an emotional day! Stoked to have cracked the Prime 100 Rating. Feels surreal to realize it in my house nation Extraordinarily pleased with my group for working laborious day-after-day and giving ourselves an opportunity to be the place we’re right now,” he wrote in a sequence of posts on X.
“An enormous thanks to my sponsors – Indian Oil, Aryan Pumps, Asics, Maha Tennis Basis & Yonex for the help over time. It actually means loads to me. Additionally quite a lot of gratitude for my coaches from the Nensel Tennis Academy – coach Sascha Nensel and health coach Milos Galecic, mentor Somdev Devvarman & psychological conditioning coach Dr. Cynthia Hucks-Smith from Complete Well being Optimization for his or her time and efforts,” he added.
Quite a few followers turned to the stadium to look at Nagal in motion on the finale of the Chennai Open Challenger. Nagal took a second to thank these followers too. “And because of everybody who turned up on the stadium to help me. I’ve by no means seen such a giant crowd for a Challenger ultimate. Due to my mates, household, and supporters world wide for all of the love and help as properly. We’re simply getting began,” he concluded his submit.
First Indian in 5 years to achieve prime 100 in ATP singles rankings
Nagal can be the primary Indian in 5 years and tenth general to realize the highest 100 within the ATP rankings. The final Indian within the prime 100 was Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who ranked 75 in April 2019. His mentor Devvarman was ranked 62 in July 2011.
Right here is the whole record of Indians to be ranked within the prime 100 in ATP singles rankings:
Vijay Amritraj: 18 (July 1980)
Ramesh Krishnan: 23 (January 1985)
Somdev Devvarman: 62 (July 2011)
Shashi Menon: 71 (October 1975)
Leander Paes: 73 (August 1998)
Anand Amritraj: 74 (November 1974)
Prajnesh Gunneswaran: 75 (April 2019)
Yuki Bhambri: 83 (April 2018)
Jasjit Singh: 89 (June 1974)
Sumit Nagal: 98* (February 2024)