Olympics: Nagal qualifies for Tokyo after large scale withdrawals

India's second-highest ranked singles tennis player Sumit Nagal on Friday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after the organisers lowered the cut-off due to a spate of withdrawals.

The 23-year-old Nagal, ranked 154th in the world according to the latest ATP rankings, is currently in Germany, where he lost the Round-of-32 match in the Hamburg European Open to Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru.

Nagal expressed his joy at making the Tokyo cut, tweeting on Friday, "No words can express my emotions. A surreal feeling to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Grateful to all your support and wishes."

If the 23-year-old Nagal can complete formalities in the next few days, he can hope to compete in two events in Tokyo -- singles and mixed doubles partnering either Sania Mirza or Ankita Raina.