Dhakshineswar and Sumit Nagal Advance to Asian Games Tennis Pre-Quarterfinals
Indian tennis players Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal advanced to the men's singles pre-quarterfinals at the Asian Games. Dhakshineswar defeated Indonesia's Gunawan Trismuwantara 7-5, 7-6(2) in a closely contested match, while Nagal overcame South Korea's Seongchan Hong 6-4, 6-0 in a rain-interrupted match spanning two days. Dhakshineswar will also compete in men's doubles with Yuki Bhambri. Nagal's next opponent is Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin. The players faced challenging conditions, including weather disruptions and court changes, according to India coach Ashutosh Singh.
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news18 broke this story on 29 Sept, 05:30 am. Other outlets followed.