Paris, Jul 28 (PTI) India’s Sumit Nagal crashed out of the Olympics men’s singles tennis competition after a hard-fought three-set loss to Corentin Moutet of France in a first-round match here on Sunday.

The 26-year-old Indian number one lost 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in the match that lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.

Each player won the first two sets with identical 6-2 scoreline and the match headed into the decider where the Frenchman prevailed over the Indian.

The third set lasted 65 minutes. PTI

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Federal staff and is auto-published from a syndicated feed.)