India’s Sumit Nagal appeals to Chinese officials after visa denied for Grand Slam tennis qualifier

Australian Open

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — India’s top-ranked male tennis player is appealing to Chinese authorities after saying he was denied a visa to compete in an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginning Nov. 24 in Chengdu. Sumit Nagal took to social media to ask the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, and the Chinese embassy to intervene on his behalf. “I am supposed to fly to China soon to represent India at the Australian Open playoff,” Nagal posted Tuesday. “But my visa was rejected

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