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

India's Sumit Nagal appeals to Chinese officials after visa denied for Grand Slam tennis qualifier Updated 6 mins ago 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 later this month in Chengdu. Sumit Nagal took to social media to ask the Chinese ambassador to India and the Chinese embassy to intervene on his behalf. Nagal posted: “I am supposed to fly to China soon to represent India at the Australian Open playoff. But my visa was rejected without reason. Your urgent help would be much appreciated.”