Who is Sumit Nagal’s opponent in the second round of the Australian Open?

Sumit Nagal moves to the second round of the Australian Open.

Who is Sumit Nagal’s opponent in the second round of the Australian Open?

Sumit Nagal (Image via: Imago)

Indian top tennis player Sumit Nagal aced past Alexander Bublik in his first round at the Australian Open.

He proved that he had the better hand as he defeated the Kazakh in straight sets, with the final set going to a tiebreaker. He is now all set to appear in the second round of the Grand Slam for the second time in his career.

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The Indian upset 31st seed Alexander Bublik by consistently breaking against him. This led to the Kazakh losing his cool, thus smashing his racket in frustration. However, the former World No. 122 player kept his cool to ace his way into the second round of the Melbourne Slam.

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For the uninitiated, Sumit Nagal is currently ranked 137th in the world. He sits patiently as he awaits his time to face Chinese wildcard Shang Juncheng. For this match, he will decide his opponent, going into the second round of the Australian Open.

The match between the American, Mackenzie McDonald, and the Chinese was truly a thriller. They engaged in a five-set match, with the stakes high for each party. 

However, it was ultimately the Chinese star who won the encounter with a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 in his favor. While the American truly put up a great show in the second and third sets, it was ultimately Shang who would move on to the second round. There, he will face India’s Sumit Nagal.

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Who is Shang Juncheng

Shang Juncheng is a 10-year-old Chinese professional tennis player. He was the finalist at the 2021 Junior US Open, losing to Daniel Rincon.

He is on a wildcard entry at the Australian Open, where he made his Grand Slam debut. 

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Shang Juncheng(Image via CNN)

While Shang is just starting out his ATP career, he has a good track record at ATP Challenger events and ITS Futures events. 

The young talent has five titles to his name: four at ITF Futures and one ATP Challenger title at Lexington. While the tennis world has to wait to see what the young man has in store, he has already proven that he has the potential to perform well at the pinnacle of the sport.

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