Olympics 2024 Tennis : Bopanna-Balaji and Nagal crashes out in the first round - Highlights
Rival Watch!
Gaël Monfils has been eliminated in the first round of the men's singles by the young Italian Lorenzo Musetti: 6-1 - 6-4
He has to face the Indian pair just 2 Hours after his men's singles event.
The men's doubles match is scheduled to start at 1:30 AM!
Paris Olympics: 🇮🇳Sriram Balaji is practicing his powerful serves💪🏻
— Indian Tennis Daily (ITD) (@IndTennisDaily) July 28, 2024
Balaji/Bopanna will be taking on Monfils/Roger-Vasselin in just a few hours (around 1:30 AM IST)#Olympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/WnxHU7HMGA
Sumit Nagal exits the Olympics!
Despite Nagal's exit, India still has presence in the Men's Doubles event which will take place later tonight.
Stay tuned to this blog for all the action from that fixture scheduled for 11.30pm tonight.
Nagal loses 2-6, 6-2, 5-7
With Sumit Nagal's loss, India's challenge in the Men's Singles Event draws to a close.
Nagal loses 2-6, 6-2, 5-7
Nagal was up against it right from the outset.
He was battling the crowd and Moutet on the court and the mountain was just too high for him to climb in the end.
3nd Set: Game. Set. Match Moutet.
Nagal is unable to save any more match points.
He strikes a backhand long and hands Moutet the match.
The crowd loves the outcome and cheers aloud for their man.
3nd Set: 5-6 Nagal trails.
Nagal saves one match point with a cross court back hand winner off a Moutet drop shot.
3nd Set: 5-6 Nagal trails
Moutet now has three match points on serve now.
Nagal looks beaten now!
3nd Set: 5-6. Nagal's serve has been broken!
A backhand volley error from Nagal means that Moutet has broken serve and will now serve out for the match!
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