Paris: India’s Sumit Nagal crashed out of the Olympics men’s singles tennis competition after a hard-fought three-set loss to Corentin Moutet of France in a first-round match here on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Indian number one lost 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in the match that lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.
Each player won the first two sets with identical 6-2 scoreline and the match headed into the decider where the Frenchman prevailed over the Indian.
Nagal, who made an incredible comeback in the second set, eventually lost 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in over two hours.Notably, Nagal became the first Indian since Leander Paes (Sydney 2000) to compete in back-to-back men’s singles tennis events at the Olympics.
