Sumit Nagal will open his Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 125 campaign against wild card and local lad S.D. Prajwal Dev.
At the draw ceremony that was conducted on Saturday, it also emerged that the 28-year-old World No. 277 can potentially meet second seed Harold Mayot of France (No. 163) in the round of 16.
Aryan Shah will start against Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev while Karan Singh – the third Indian to gain a direct entry – will take on Croat Borna Gojo, a Davis Cup winner in 2021.
Even as top seed and World No. 92 Pedro Martinez of Spain drew a qualifier, Dan Evans, a former top-25 player, pulled out. Lloyd Harris, US Open quarterfinalist in 2021, will meet Czechia’s Jonas Forejtek.
Indian wildcards in 25-year-old Dhakshineswar Suresh (No. 523) and 17-year-old Manas Dhamne (588) will face Croats Duje Ajdukovic (319) and Matej Dodig (232) respectively.
The qualifying rounds will begin on Sunday with the main draw matches scheduled from Monday.
Published – January 03, 2026 09:46 pm IST
