Pitted against world No. 7 Holger Rune in the second round, Sumit Nagal gave the Dane, placed 86 places above him in the rankings, a run for his money before succumbing to a 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 loss
The Italian with a squeaky-clean performance defeated Czech Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2, converting four of his 11 break chances in a match that lasted for 91 minutes.
Despite having 39 Masters 1000 trophies (six at Paris-Bercy) and 24 major crowns under his belt, the Serbian's motivation comes from his passion for the game and desire to keep vying for those victories
The World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz faced a challenging test but emerged victorious with a straight-set win of 7-6(1), 6-4 against Daniel Evans at the Shanghai Masters on Monday.