Sumit Nagal's Next Match: When will the Indian be in action?

Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has been in the news of late involving controversies with the All India Tennis Association (AITA). Given his injury claims, he has missed out on action. However, he is now set to take the court once again and will be seen in action at the Shanghai Masters.

In the Round of 128 clash on Wednesday, October 2, Sumit Nagal will face China's Wu Yibing. The 2024 Roles Shanghai Masters is a hard court tennis tournament that will be played at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China.

This is also the 13th edition of the tournament and is classified as an ATP Masters 1000 event and is a part of the 2024 ATP Tour.

The match between Sumit Nagal and Wu Yibing is scheduled to begin at 7:30 AM IST (estimated time). In recent games, Sumit suffered defeats in the opening rounds at both the Paris 2024 Olympics and the US Open 2024. He was not a part of India's Davis Cup team, which sparked a lot of controversy and criticism as well.

Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal, and Rohan Bopanna are the three Indians taking part in the Shanghai Masters.

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Sumit Nagal will eye a comeback in the Shanghai Masters

After a series of disappointing defeats, Nagal will look to bounce back as he prepares to take on China's Wu Yibing in the Round of 128 game at the Shanghai Masters. He is currently ranked 83rd in the ATP rankings and is the highest-ranked Indian player at the moment.

Sumit will be under pressure coming into this competition and will be eager to answer his critics and announce his comeback to professional tennis with a solid victory. He is expected to face stiff competition from Wu Yibing.

His opponent Wu Yibing reached a career-high ranking of No. 54 on April 10, 2023, becoming the second-highest-ranked male Chinese tennis player in history, behind Zhang Zhizhen.

Wu also achieved a career-best doubles ranking of world No. 295 on April 23, 2018. He is notably the first Chinese player in the Open Era to reach and win an ATP Tour-level singles final, achieving this milestone at the 2023 Dallas Open.

Sumit Nagal match details

Tournament: 2024 Shanghai Masters

Opponent & Round: Wu Yibing, Round of 128

Date: Wednesday, October 2

Time: 7:30 AM IST/10:00 AM local time (estimated time)

Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China