New Delhi, Sumit Nagal has reached the second round of Australian Open. Sumit Nagal defeated Kazakh player Alexander Bublik, who was ranked 110 times better than him, in the first round. With this victory, Sumit Nagal has equaled many records of Indian tennis. This is the first time in 35 years that an Indian has defeated a seeded player in men's singles. Apart from this, this is the first time in 11 years that an Indian has made it to the second round of men's singles of Australian Open.

The current ATP ranking of Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is 137. Whereas Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan is ranked 27. Unseeded Sumit Nagal defied this difference and created a stir in the tennis world by defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets on Tuesday. 26-year-old Sumit defeated Bublik 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 in a match that lasted 2 hours 38 minutes. With this, the journey of 31st seeded Alexander Bublik in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year ended.

Equaling Somdev Devvarman's 11 year old record
Sumit Nagal is the first Indian to reach the second round of Australian Open men's singles in the last 11 years. Before Nagal, in 2013, Somdev Devvarman had made it to the second round of Australia Open. Sumit Nagal had made it to the main round of the first tennis tournament of the year by winning all his three matches in the qualifier round.

Nagal also equaled the record of 1989
26 year old Sumit Nagal has also equaled another 35 year old record of Indian tennis. Sumit has become the first Indian player since 1989 to defeat a seeded player in the men's singles of Australia Open. Before Sumit Nagal, Ramesh Krishnan had done this feat.