Dubai c’ships: Nagal gets wildcard for main draw

Sumit Nagal. Pic/AFP

Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has received a wildcard for the main draw of the Dubai Championship, an ATP 500 event. While the qualifiers of the tournament began on Saturday, the main draw matches get underway on Monday.

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Nagal will be up against Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, currently World No. 49, in the opening round. The Indian, 26, has had a remarkable run this year, qualifying for the main draw of the Australian Open last month, where he made it to Round 2 after beating Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.

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