How much prize money did Sumit Nagal get despite an early exit in the China Open 2024?

Sumit Nagal, on Tuesday (September 24), could not advance to the second round of the China Open 2024 men’s singles qualifiers. Russia’s Pavel Kotov beat the Indian tennis star 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in an hour and 52 minutes at the National Tennis Centre in Beijing.

After crashing out in the first round of the qualifiers in the ATP 500 hard-court championship, Nagal will get a prize money of 8,340 US Dollars. Had he won, Nagal would have assured himself a prize money of 14,870 US Dollars.

For the ones playing in the main draw, the minimum prize money is 29,015 US dollars. The winner of the men’s singles title will get a prize money of 695,750 US dollars while the winners of the men’s doubles title will get 228,510 US dollars.

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Sumit Nagal struggles against Kotov in China Open

Nagal, ranked No. 83 in the world, could not find his feet against Kotov, who looked clinical throughout the match. Nagal dropped his serve three times in the opening set. Although he earned a break back, it was not enough for him to stay alive in the set.

The second set, however, was a tad more competitive than the first. Nagal kept Kotov on his toes and forced a tie-breaker. Thereafter, Nagal made it 5-5 before eventually throwing in the towel.

Nagal made 37 unforced errors, six less than his opponent. But Kotov pulled off 21 winners, 11 more than Nagal, to make the difference in the match. Nagal struggled both with his first and second serves.

The Indian recently pulled out of the Hangzhou Open after complaining of a back issue. He also did not take part in the Davis Cup tie against Sweden where India lost to Sweden 4-0. Nagal had also failed to go beyond the second round of the US Open 2024 men’s singles in August.

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