India’s leading men’s singles star Sumit Nagal issued a heartwarming update on his “urgent” visa case ahead of a major tennis tournament in China. In a much-needed happy news for the country, the top athlete has secured his international visa, which will facilitate his travel to the neighbouring country for an upcoming match series.
Sumit Nagal’s China visa trouble solved
With the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off set to take place in Chengdu, a city in the Asian country, from November 24-29, 2025, the 28-year-old athlete had high hopes of representing India at the global sporting stage. However, the whole affair flipped against his favour, leaving him with no choice to desperately appeal to top China officials to look into the unexpected rejection of his China visa.
Fortunately for him and the country, “India’s No.1 Tennis player” has since expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Xu Feihong, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Yu Jing, the spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in India, Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the officials tied to the Sports Authority of India.
Merely two day after he opened up about the heartbreaking visa snub on X, Nagal, who is from Jhajjar, took to his official profile again on Thursday night. “A big thank you to @Media_SAI, @MEAIndia, @China_Amb_India and @ChinaSpox_India for their prompt help in helping me secure the visa in time,” he shared the positive update online.
A big thank you to @Media_SAI, @MEAIndia, @China_Amb_India and @ChinaSpox_India for their prompt help in helping me secure the visa in time 🙏 https://t.co/RRawWvxrzA
— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) November 13, 2025
Indian tennis player’s visa rejection
On November 11 morning, Nagal set out to move key officials in his race to urgently obtain a China visa so that he could represent India in China. While the Indian player’s performance remains to be seen, winners across each category–men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles–will secure a wildcard spot in the Australian Open main draw.
Although officials didn’t immediately respond to his plea, the Chinese foreign ministry eventually asked the top-ranked athlete to re-submit his visa application with all proper documentation to the Chinese Embassy.
“We hope that the individual concerned will submit application materials in line with the requirements of the Chinese Embassy in India in a timely manner,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in a statement.
