Sumit Nagal
India's top-ranked men's singles player and the most recent of India's ten Top 100 players. Nagal represents both the possibility and the difficulty of Indian singles tennis at the highest level.
2026 Season Narrative
Currently ranked well outside the Top 100, far below his career-high of 68 achieved in 2024. The 2026 season is about whether the ranking climbs back or keeps drifting. At the Delhi Open (Challenger 75), he registered a first-round win before a second-round exit -- competitive at the Challenger level, but sustained upward movement requires multi-week consistency, not isolated wins.
Edition Appearances
Whether India has a singles player who can walk onto a Davis Cup court as a favorite -- not an underdog hoping for an upset.
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