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Tokyo Olympics: Tennis LIVE Day 3 — Sumit Nagal faces Daniil Medvedev challenge — Updates, scores, results, blog
India's debutant tennis star Sumit Nagal will fancy his chances against World No. 2 from Russia, Daniil Medvedev in the second round of Tokyo Olympics.
Sumit Nagal to clash against Daniil Medvedev
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Tennis on Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics.
India's lone hope in tennis, World No. 160 Sumit Nagal is slated to clash against the reigning World No. 2 from ROC, Daniil Medvedev in the Round of 32 clash of Men's singles at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sumit Nagal, on the first day of the Games produced an impressive performance against former World No. 33 player Denis Istomin and led the way to victory and in the process, became the first Indian male tennis player to qualify for the second round after a long gap of 25 years.
Hoping to keep this very momentum alive, the 23-year-old Sumit Nagal will hope to bring his A-game to the table as he will take on the World No. 2 from Russia - Daniil Medvedev.
It won't be an easy job for Nagal to cross this hurdle given the fact that Medvedev is an excellent player on the hard court and the Ariake Tennis Park is favourable for the Russian to get his flat groundstrokes going.
However, on any given day, anything can happen and tennis has already been seeing shock upsets with World No. 1 Ash Barty crashing out on Day 2 of the Games and Sumit Nagal will be desperate to cause a massive upset by defeating Medvedev, who is also a little off-form.
Follow all our LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 26 July 2021 5:45 AM GMT
Daniil Medvedev wraps up the first set 6-2!
With 12 unforced errors, Sumit Nagal fails to create much impact here. Daniil Medvedev gets the first set in 30 minutes!
- 26 July 2021 5:44 AM GMT
Nagal moves well here as he tries to deny Daniil Medvedev from getting on with the first set.
- 26 July 2021 5:42 AM GMT
Daniil Medvedev to serve for the first set
Sumit Nagal holds again.
The Russian to serve for the set now. - 26 July 2021 5:38 AM GMT
Easy-peasy for Meddy!
Sumit Nagal has no answers here as Medvedev powers on in a mad rush!
One game away from clinching the set now.
Nagal will serve to stay in the set. - 26 July 2021 5:35 AM GMT
Medvedev is TWO BREAKS up in Set #1!
Sumit Nagal is struggling and the scoreboard shows so - Medvedev leads at 4-1.
- 26 July 2021 5:34 AM GMT
BREAK POINT FOR MEDVEDEV!
Medvedev puts the pressure on the Nagal serve once again.
After a deuce, we have another break point for Medvedev! - 26 July 2021 5:29 AM GMT
No worries for the Russian World No. 2 so far as he is off to a 3-1 lead here.
- 26 July 2021 5:28 AM GMT
Throwback time: Remember the 2019 US Open?
Sumit Nagal had gone on to get a set off the mighty Roger Federer in the first round clash at the 2019 US Open!
