India’s Sumit Nagal is only one match away from making the principle draw of the Australian Open tennis match as he reached the ultimate spherical of the qualifying match on Thursday. Nagal beat Australian Edward Winter, a wild card, within the second qualifying match 6-3, 6-2 that lasted one hour and 4 minutes on the KIA Enviornment. The 26-year-old Indian will face Alex Molcan of Slovakia within the ultimate spherical on Friday for a spot within the season-opening Grand Slam correct. If Nagal, at the moment 139th within the singles world rating, wins on Friday, he’ll enter the principle spherical of a Grand Slam occasion for the primary time since 2021 and fourth total.

He made it to the principle spherical of the US Open in 2019 and 2020, after which featured within the Australian Open primary attract 2021.