: Tokyo 2020: Nagal eligible for singles as injured Bhambri misses out, chance for Bopanna in doubles #IndiaNEWS Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal on Friday made the cut for the men’s singles event

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Tokyo 2020: Nagal eligible for singles as injured Bhambri misses out, chance for Bopanna in doubles #IndiaNEWS
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal on Friday made the cut for the men’s singles event of the Tokyo Olympics as large-scale withdrawals pushed him inside the qualification mark.The All India Tennis Association then paired him with Rohan Bopanna for the men’s doubles competition by withdrawing Divij Sharan’s nomination. This was done as the International Tennis Federation is giving priority to singles players for filling up the men’s doubles draw.The ITF communicated to the AITA that Nagal was eligible for men’s singles, hours before the deadline for entries expires. Nagal was ranked 144 on June 14, when ATP rankings were to be considered for direct entries.Till Thursday, the cut-off was in the range of 130 as Yuki Bhambri, with his protected ranking of 127, made the cut. However, since he recently underwent a procedure on his right knee in the US, he has made himself unavailable and confirmed it to the PTI.The stringent coronavirus protocols has pushed many to withdraw, forcing the authorities to keep lowering the cut-off mark.Prajnesh Gunneswaran was ranked 148 on June 14 and it remains to be seen if he also makes the cut by the time the deadline ends at 8:30pm IST.“ITF has confirmed Nagal’s entry for singles. We spoke to him...Read more

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