NEW DELHI (AP) — India's top-ranked male tennis player has received a Chinese visa for an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginning Nov. 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 Thursday , Nagal thanked the Chinese ambassador, India's ministry of external affairs, among others, for 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 req

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