ATP Rankings: Nagal jumps to career-high of 80 in singles, Bopanna loses prime spot to Ebden in doubles

Sumit Nagal achieved a brand new career-high of 80 within the newest ATP Rankings launched on Monday after a strong efficiency in Monte Carlo Masters.

The 26-year-old Nagal beat Italy’s Flavio Cobolli and Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta to qualify for the primary draw. Solely the third Indian after Vijay Amritraj (1977) and Ramesh Krishnan (1982) to function in the primary draw of the Masters occasion on clay, Nagal created additional historical past as he grew to become the primary Indian to win an ATP Masters 1000 match on clay for the reason that collection started in 1990 after gorgeous World No. 38 Matteo Arnaldi of Italy within the opening spherical.

He finally misplaced to seventh-seeded Dane and final 12 months’s runner-up Holger Rune in three units within the second spherical. In consequence, Nagal jumped 13 locations within the ATP Rankings. He’s the seventh-highest ranked Indian man after Vijay Amritraj (profession excessive of 18 in 1980), Ramesh Krishnan (profession excessive of 23 in 1985), Somdev Devvarman (profession excessive of 62 in 2011), Sashi Menon (profession excessive of 71 in 1975), Anand Amritraj (profession excessive of 74 in 1974) and Prajnesh Gunneswaran (profession excessive of 75 in 2019) for the reason that introduction of the computerised rankings in 1973.

Nevertheless, Rohan Bopanna misplaced the primary spot in doubles Rankings to Matthew Ebden, his companion. The highest-seeded Indo-Australian duo was eradicated within the spherical of 16 in Monte Carlo.