Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal stuns 35th ranked Matteo Arnaldi and becomes first ever Indian to win main draw match at Monte Carlo Masters on Monday(9th April 2024) . He defeated Arnaldi in the thrilling three-set 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the ATP Masters event.
The unseeded 95th-ranked Nagal, is only the third Indian to feature in the main draw in Monte Carlo after Vijay Amritraj in 1977 and Ramesh Krishanan in 1982. He also becomes the first-ever male Indian singles player to win a Masters 1000 match on clay.
Nagal will next take on Denmark’s Hoger Rune in the second round match on Tuesday (9th April 2024).