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Tokyo Olympics: Tennis LIVE Day 1, July 24 — Sumit Nagal wins against Denis Istomin - Updates, score, results, blog
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal clinched history by defeating Denis Istomin and sailing into the second round!
Sumit Nagal will be in action in the first round of men's singles at the Tokyo Olympics (Source:AFP)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Tennis on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Quite the late and surprise entry at the Tokyo Olympics, India's Sumit Nagal had the stars aligning for him when he earned a last-minute Tokyo seat and qualified for the Men's Singles tennis event at the quadrennial Games. Set to debut now, the 23-year-old Sumit Nagal will be facing Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin in his opening round clash. If Sumit manages to play at a quality level today, he will be sailing into the 2nd round where a potential clash against World No. 2 Russian Daniil Medvedev awaits him.
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Live Updates
- 24 July 2021 5:36 AM GMT
Third set is ON!
Istomin seems to have turned the tables around as he playing powerful service games. Istomin holds to love and pockets the first game of the deciding set.
- 24 July 2021 5:23 AM GMT
Denis Istomin makes a comeback and takes second set
Dragging for 71 minutes, the second set was full on drama as Denis Istomin cashes in on his experience to win the second set 6-7.
We are into the decider now!
- 24 July 2021 5:18 AM GMT
Denis Istomin is really stepping up here and what a turnaround we are witnessing here!
Istomin leads 6-4 in the tie-break. - 24 July 2021 5:13 AM GMT
Into the tie-break now!
Nagal gets the first point of the tie break.
He leads 1-0 in the second set tie break. - 24 July 2021 5:12 AM GMT
TIE-BREAK ALERT!
Things have heated up in the second set here and it looks like we have a tie-breaker on our hands as the former World No. 33 really puts pressure here.
- 24 July 2021 5:05 AM GMT
Lo and behold! Istomin makes a comeback and breaks Nagal who is showing signs of nerves here at the Ariake Tennis Park.
It is 5 ALL on the board. - 24 July 2021 4:58 AM GMT
Istomin manages to hold serve somehow even though Nagal is firing away at him.
IND - 5
UZB - 3 - 24 July 2021 4:54 AM GMT
Nagal holds! One game away from victory!
Yet another save for Sumit Nagal - he manages to hold, phew.
IND - 5
UZB - 2 - 24 July 2021 4:48 AM GMT
Not to let go that easily though, Istomin puts pressure on the Nagal serve. It's deuce in the 7th game of the second set.
- 24 July 2021 4:43 AM GMT
Denis Istomin is clearly struggling against Nagal but he manages to hold at 4-2 in the second set.
