New Delhi: Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal showed great composure on way to a straight-set win over Canada’s Gabriel Diallo to make a bright start on his debut at the Miami Open here.
The 26-year-old, playing the first-round qualifier match, kept his nerves in the crucial stages to outwit the 6 feet 8 inches tall Canadian Diallo 7-6(3) 6-2 on Monday.
Nagal, who had broken into the world’s top-100 last month after winning the Chennai Open, will face Coleman Wong next.
Nagal won the tie-breaker in the first set after saving a break point in the seventh game, while he dominated the second set, breaking Diallo in the first and seventh game. He is likely to reach a new career-high ranking of world No. 92 after this win.
In his last tournament, Nagal had lost to Milos Raonic at the Indian Wells.