India’s Bopanna-Nagal got Olympic quota in tennis: Nagal qualified in singles, second player after Paes to do so

Sumit qualified for the Olympics by finishing last in the rankings.

Sumit Nagal has qualified for the Paris Olympics. He himself confirmed this by posting on social media. Apart from Nagal, Rohan Bopanna has also secured the Olympic quota for doubles. He will be seen playing in Paris with his partner of choice N Sriram Balaji.

The qualification window for the Paris Olympics for tennis ended on Monday, after which Nagal and Bopanna secured quotas.

Nagal is the second Indian to secure quota in Olympic tennis singles twice
Nagal is the second Indian player to have secured quota in tennis singles in the Olympics twice. Before him, Leander Paes was the only Indian player to have secured quota in tennis singles in the Olympics. Paes has won a bronze medal in singles in the 1996 Olympic Games. Nagal has also represented the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before securing a quota for the Paris Olympics.

Got quota for Olympics by being in last rank in qualifying ranking
In fact, Nagal improved his ranking after winning the ATP Challenger title in Hebron, Germany on Sunday and he jumped 18 places from 95th to his career best ranking of 77th. At the same time, the withdrawal of many big players of the world from the Olympic Games made the path of Olympic quota easier for Nagal. He got the last position among the players eligible for quota through ranking and qualified for the Olympic Games to be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August.

France had one quota place reserved as the host nation, in case any of their players could not secure a direct berth in the Olympics through ranking. France secured all four quotas for the men’s event through their rankings, so the host nation’s quota was added back to the pool and the cut-off increased from 56 to 57 players. Due to which Nagal was able to qualify.

64-64 players will participate in men’s and women’s singles
64 players each will participate in men’s and women’s singles at Paris 2024. According to the ATP rankings released on June 10, the top 56 players in men’s singles got quotas. At the same time, each country can get a maximum of four quotas.

Bopanna secured the quota by being ranked fourth in the world rankings
Bopanna secured the Olympic quota by finishing fourth in the world rankings. He had been in the top-10 in doubles since November last year. Bopanna will play doubles with N Sriram Balaji in Paris. Being a top-10 player, Bopanna had the option of choosing his partner. The AITA approved his choice and paired him with Balaji.

32 teams will participate in men’s and women’s doubles, in which there will be two teams from each country. Top 10 players in the world ranking get quota for this event. If they have a partner from the top 300 of the world ranking. Ropna chose Sriram Balaji as his partner. Sriram Balaji’s world ranking is 67.

Rohan Bopanna will partner N Sriram Balaji in doubles at the Paris Olympics.

Nagal said that this is a memorable moment for me
Giving information on social media, Nagal said that I am happy to inform that I have officially qualified for the Paris Olympics. This is a memorable moment for me, as the Olympics hold a special place in my heart. A key moment in my career so far was participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Since then, Paris has been a big goal for me. I can’t wait to perform my best.

The 2024 season has been good for Nagal
This year was good for Nagal. He made it to the main draw of the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, and caused an upset by defeating world number 37 Alexander Bublik in the opening round. He also qualified for the main draw of ATP 1000 events like Indian Wells Masters and Monte Carlo Masters.