How much did Sumit Nagal earn after Qualifiers Round 1 exit at Paris Masters 2024?

Sumit Nagal failed to impress at the Paris Masters 2024. The Indian star lost to Australia’s Christopher O’Connell in the first round of the Qualifiers on Saturday, October 26. It took O’Connell an hour and 48 minutes to beat Nagal 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Court 1.

O’Connell, however, could not advance to the main round of the championship. In the second round of the Qualifiers, he lost 3-6, 6-4, 3-6 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in an hour and 49 minutes.

Nagal, in the meantime, will get $6,380, the prize money for the ones knocked out in the opening round of the Qualifiers. Had he won, he could have assured himself a prize of $12,185.

The winner of the tournament will receive $919,075, while the runners-up will receive $501,860. The semi-finalists and quarterfinalists will receive prize money of $274,425 and $149,685, respectively.

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Sumit Nagal goes down fighting in Paris Masters 2024

Sumit Nagal had his chances against O’Connell, but could not grab them with both hands. Nagal converted two break-point chances out of five in the opening set, which should have been enough for him to take the set. But then he dropped his serve three times, leading to his downfall.

Nagal was tentative with his second serves, winning 46 percent of points from them and making two double faults. O’Connell hit 21 unforced errors, but they did not cost him the set.

The second set was much closer compared to the first. Both players got two chances each to break each other’s serve, but they failed to convert them. Nagal had a chance to redeem himself after forcing a tie-breaker.

In the tie-break, at 3-3, Nagal looked good, but from there on, he lost the plot completely. O’Connell won four points to pull the curtains down on the match.

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