In an ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, Indian player Sumit Nagal got eliminated from the men’s single tennis competition.
Nagal faced the exit, following the three-set loss against France Corentin Moutet in the first round on Sunday.
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The 26-year-old Sumit Nagal was defeated in the match with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 5-7. The duration of the match was 2 hours, 28 minutes.
Initially in the first two sets, both players acquired a similar score of 6-2. As a result, a decider was held, in which Moutet won over India’s Sumit Nagal. The duration of the third set was 65 minutes.
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But, despite Sumit Nagal’s hard work and effort, Moutet won the match with 7-2 score and qualified for the second round.