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Detailed explanation-1: -Now, he’s become only the third Indian after Zeeshan Ali (Seoul 1988) and Paes to win an Olympic singles match.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sumit Nagal on Saturday became only the third Indian tennis player to win a men’s singles match at the Olympic Games and the first in 25 years, when he edged past Denis Istomin in a three-setter, here.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nagal’s win was the first for an Indian men’s singles tennis player at the Olympics since Leander Paes’ bronze medal-winning run at Atlanta 1996. Congratulations to nagalsumit! He becomes the first #IND male tennis player to qualify for the second round since 1996. The young Indian, ranked world No.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to win a singles match in over 25 years when he beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in three sets in the opening round. Sumit Nagal’s stay at the Olympics, however, was cut short in the second round following a straight-set loss to the world No.