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[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagal.© X (formerly Twitter)Putting up a brave fight, India's Sumit Nagal took a set off world number seven Holger Rune before losing his rain-hit second round match of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday. In an impressive show of grit and gumption, Nagal threatened to spoil Rune's party by taking the second set after the second round match, which was suspended due to rain on Wednesday, resumed. However, he lost his serve twice in the final set. The Indian qualifier was behind 1-2 against seventh seed Rune in the second set, when the heavens opened up.He lost 3-6 6-3 2-6 after battling hard for two hours and 11 minutes in the prestigious clay court event. Nevertheless, it was a memorable tournament for him as he became the first Indian to win a singles main dra...

[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagal.© AFP India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal overcame the challenge of Dalibor Svrcina, the third seed from Czech Republic, in straight sets to move into the final of the Chennai Open in Chennai on Saturday. The second-seeded Nagal...

[ad_1] Picture of tennis star Sumit Nagal playing cricket.© X (formerly Twitter) India's rising tennis star Sumit Nagal joked about how he wished he had put more effort into tennis in his childhood rather than spending time playing cricket on the streets. Nagal who has been in love with cricket since his childhood, visited one of the most ic...

[ad_1] India's tennis ace Sumit Nagal became the country's first player to win an ATP Challenger event on European clay court, pulling off an upset win over higher-ranked Dutchman Jesper de Jong in Rome on Sunday. The 25-year-old Nagal defeated de Jong, more than 100 places above the Indian in the ATP singles rankings, 6-3 6-2 to clinch his third ATP Challenger title and the first since the triumph in Buenos Aires in 2019. Nagal, ranked 347th in the world, had little difficulty overcoming his Dutch opponent three years younger and currently ranked 234th in the world.A regular member of the Indian Davis Cup squad, Nagal had to play six tough matches, including two rounds of qualifiers, en route to the final.He defeated Italy's Jacepo Berretini in the first round of qualifiers before overc...