India’s No 1 player gets Chinese visa for grand slam tennis qualifier after appeal
Sumit Nagal thanks Chinese ambassador, Indian ministry after his first application to play in Australian Open playoff in Chengdu is denied
India’s top-ranked male tennis player has received a Chinese visa for an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginning on November 24 in Chengdu after first being denied one.
Sumit Nagal took to social media on Tuesday to ask the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, and the Chinese embassy to intervene on his behalf.
In a second social media post late on Thursday, Nagal thanked the Chinese ambassador and India’s ministry of external affairs, among others, after receiving the visa.
“A big thank you … for their prompt help in helping me secure the visa in time,” Nagal wrote.
In his original post, Nagal said “my visa was rejected without reason. Your urgent help would be much appreciated.”
Nagal gave no indication in his second post as to why his original visa request was denied.