India’s top-ranked tennis player, Sumit Nagal, advanced to the second round of the Braunschweig ATP Challenger with a comfortable win over Brazil’s Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday.

Nagal, who is bound for the Olympics and seeded second in the tournament, secured a decisive 6-1, 6-4 victory against Alves on the clay courts.

Currently ranked world number 73, Nagal will face Argentina’s Pedro Cachin in the round of 16 on Wednesday. The win boosts Nagal’s confidence as he continues to demonstrate his strong form leading up to the Olympic Games.