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Sumit Nagal drops out of ATP top-100, Rohan Bopanna slips from top-20

Sumit Nagal drops out of ATP top-100, Rohan Bopanna slips from top-20

India’s tennis landscape saw significant shifts this week as Sumit Nagal and Rohan Bopanna registered notable drops in the ATP rankings following disappointing performances on the professional circuit. After spending 10 consecutive months in the coveted ATP top-100, Sumit Nagal has dropped to World No. 106 in the latest rankings. Nagal entered the top-100 in February 2024 and maintained his spot until now, supported by a strong showing at last year’s Australian Open. However, the 26-year-old has struggled to sustain his form. Since Wimbledon 2024, Nagal has participated in 18 tournaments but managed only three main-draw wins across the ATP Tour and Challenger events. A top-100 ranking is crucial for players, providing direct entry into Grand Slam events and guaranteeing significant prize money, even for early exits. Nagal’s current ranking could complicate his path back to the main draws of major tournaments. Bopanna drops out of top-20 Veteran doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna, aged 44, has slipped five spots to World No. 21 after an early exit at the Australian Open. Partnering with Colombia’s Nicolás Barrientos, …

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden storm into final with hard-fought win | Tennis News

Rohan Bopanna entered the final of the Australian Open to move within one victory of claiming his maiden men’s doubles title at a Grand Slam. Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden defeated Zhang Zhizhen of China and Tomas Machac of Czech Republic 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-7) in just over two hours on Thursday. When the Indian tennis ace had combined with Ebden to win their quarter-final earleir in the tournament, Bopanna had assured himself the world No 1 spot in men’s doubles, thus making him the oldest man to ever get to that spot for the first time at the age of 43. Bopanna thus becomes the fourth Indian to get to the top of the world rankings after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi (both in men’s doubles) and former women’s doubles world No 1 Sania Mirza. This was the first time the 43-year-old had reached the men’s doubles semi-final. Bopanna has never won a men’s doubles title at a Grand Slam tournament despite reaching the final twice before: on both occasions it was at …

‘Indian tennis needed this’: Rohan Bopanna to become oldest World No 1 at 43 after reaching Australian Open semis | Tennis News

Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna will be crowned as the World No 1 in men’s doubles after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open along with his partner Matthew Ebden on Wednesday. Bopanna will be the oldest player to become World No 1, beating the record set by USA’s Rajeev Ram, who reached the ranking summit in October 2022 at the age of 38. The 43-year-old Bopanna paired with Ebden to brush aside the sixth seeds from Argentina Máximo González and Andrés Molteni in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a quarterfinal that lasted an hour and 46 minutes. Up next for Bopanna and Ebden are the unseeded Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang. Bopanna will thus become only the fourth Indian after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to take the world number one rank in doubles. Rohan Bopanna & Mark Ebden storm into the #AO2024 semis with a straight sets win over their 🇦🇷 opponents 🙌 Yet another feather in the cap of a glorious career for .@RohanBopanna – the semis beckon tomorrow! …