India No. 1 Nagal apologises to local Portuguese crowd for post-match gesture

Sumit Nagal apologised to the Maia crowd and Portuguese player Henrique Rocha for making a “talking gesture” after his hard-fought first-round win at the Maia ATP Challenger. Nagal called it a heat-of-the-moment reaction and confirmed he had apologised personally to Rocha. The incident comes after India’s disappointing Asian Games tennis campaign ended without a medal for the first time since 1986.