Sumit Nagal first Indian to win a ATP Master 1000 match on clay

India's top (number-1) tennis player Sumit Nagal has reached the second round of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. 95th-ranked unseeded Sumit Nagal has now become the third Indian to reach the main draw of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Indians who reached the main draw before Sumit:

• Before Sumit Nagal, Vijay Amritraj in 1977 and Ramesh Krishnan in 1982 had appeared in the main draw of Monte Carlo.
• Nagal became the first player to play an ATP Masters 1000 match on clay since 1990. The 26-year-old Nagal stunned 38, he would face Denmark's Holger Rune in the next round on Tuesday, April 9.

1st Indian to win a match in Masters 1000 tournament on clay court:

• Sumit Nagal became the first Indian man to win a match in a Masters 1000 tournament on clay courts on 8 April 2024. The top-ranked Indian singles player produced a spectacular comeback effort to defeat Italy's Matteo Arnaldi.
• Nagal surprised world number 38 Arnaldi Ko in the first round.
• With this, Nagal registered his third win over a top-50 player. Nagal will face current runner-up Holger Rune of Denmark in the next round.

About Monte Carlo Masters:

• The Monte-Carlo Masters is a tennis tournament for men's professional players. It is organized in Roquebrun-Cap-Martin, France. It is played on clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club and takes place in April. It is organized every year. The tournament is a part of nine ATP Tour Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour.

Sumit Nagal's performance in 2024:

• Sumit Nagal's performance has been better this year 2024. Nagal started the year with a win at his first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, defeating Alexander Bublik.
• After this, he won the Chennai Open and broke into the top 100 in the ATP rankings. Nagal has achieved his career best ranking of 95th at the beginning of the second week of April 2024.

Bopanna will also have a match in doubles in Monte Carlo Masters:

• Apart from Sumit Nagal, Rohan Bopanna is also playing in this tournament with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden.
• Rohan Bopanna has won the Australian Open doubles title, the first Grand Slam of the year.