India's top singles players Sumit Nagal on Sunday drew lower-ranked Italian Roberto Marcora while Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan got matching rivals for their first-round clashes at French Open Qualifiers.
Nagal, 23, is yet to reach the main draw of the French Open and will face his first hurdle 191st ranked Marcora. The Jhajjar-born Indian, who competed at the Australian Open this year, comes into the clay-court Grand Slam after reaching the last-eight stage in two Challenger-level tournaments.
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The left-handed Prajnesh, ranked 149, will take on Germany's Oscar Otte, ranked 152. Prajnesh has not competed in the main draw of a Grand Slam since losing his first round of the 2020 Australian Open. In 2019, he had featured in all four majors in the calender.
Ramkumar, who is yet to make a Grand Slam main draw appearance, will open his campaign against American Michael Mmoh, ranked 168. Ramkumar's ranking has dropped considerably and he is now placed 215.
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In the women's singles category, the country's top-ranked Ankita Raina will open her campaign against Australian's Arina Rodionova.
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