19Photo© hindustantimes.comAustralian Open 2024 Day 3: Schedule, order of play and how to watch Nagal, Bhambri, Alcaraz, Swiatek in action in India
On Day 3, world No.1 Iga Swiatek begins her tournament with a first round match against Sofia Kenin at the Rod Laver Arena. Men's world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz will be in action before that in a first round game against Richard Gasquet. India's Sumit Nagal is up against 31st seed Alexander Bublik. In men's doubles, meanwhile, Yuki Bhambri and his Dutch partner Robin Haase face Brazil's Rafael Matos and Colombia's Nicolás Barrientos on Court 12.
Sumit Nagal has managed to reach the main draw of the Australian Open having beaten Slovakia's Alex Molcan in the qualifying final last week. Currently World No. 139 in singles, this is Nagal's second main draw appearance in the season's first Grand Slam after his entry in 2021. Nagal went down to Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the opening round 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 that year.
After that no Indian has made it to the singles main draw before his own feat this year. Nagal had also made it to the US Open main draw in 2019 and 2020. In 2019 US Open, Nagal had stretched legendary Roger Federer to four sets at the Flushing Meadows before losing 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6.