Sumit Nagal Breaks Into Top 100 of ATP Singles Rankings For First Time

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Sumit Nagal broke into the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time in his professional career on Monday (February 12). He jumped 23 places to World No. 98 after his recent win at the Chennai Open challenger event.

Sumit Nagal stunned World No. 27 Alexander Bublik at the Australian Open last month, making him the first Indian to beat a seeded player in a Grand Slam in the last 35 years. He eventually lost to China's Juncheng Shang in the second round.

This is also the first time since 2019 that an Indian player has found a place in the top 100 spread of the ATP rankings since Prajnesh Gunneswaran.

"I'm very emotional. You know, every tennis player's dream is to be top 100 at least. And like I said earlier, to win this match in front of the home crowd in your own country, I don't think I could have asked for a better place," Sumit Nagal said after his victory in Chennai on Sunday.

"I don't think there were words, everyone was crying. Less words, more tears. I'm still very emotional. It's been very tough last year with being ranked 500, getting surgery done, not having financial support.

"A lot of ups and downs, you know. And I'm very happy that I found a way to push every single day and give myself a chance to be here."

-With inputs from PTI