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[ad_1] India's top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won't travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie and the baffled AITA has decided to discuss the players' refusal at its next Executive Committee meeting. Nagal is India's best-ranked singles player at number 141 in the ATP chart and Mukund is second-best at number 477.The two players have conveyed their unavailability for the World Group I play-off tie to be played in February but have not specified the reason behind their decision.The PTI has learnt that Nagal did not want to play because the tie will be held on grass courts, a surface that does not suit his game style. Mukund has opted out of the matches because of "personal reasons"."Nagal had conveyed...

[ad_1] In preparation for the fifth season of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) powered by Clear, the eight franchises came out of the auction after assembling competitive rosters with a mix of fascinating talent from across the globe and Indian players during the event conducted at the Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai. Sumit Nagal, who is the current All-India Tennis Association (AITA) No. 1 men's singles player was brought into the league ahead of Season 5 of the TPL as the marquee player and was the most expensive pick at the auction.Despite stiff competition from other franchises for the signature of India's star tennis player, he was picked up by Ramku Patgir-owned Gujarat Panthers for 18.5 lakhs, thanks to decisive bidding by the Panthers' celebrity ambassador, Arjun Kapoor. Additionally,...

[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagar© TwitterSumit Nagal clinched ATP Challenger men's singles title after winning the final of Tampere Open 2023 in Finland on Sunday, as per Olympics.com. It was the Indian tennis player's fourth ATP Challenger Tour title. Sumit Nagal, 25, won his second ATP Challenger event of the year, defeating Czech Republic's Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 7-5 in the final. Sumit Nagal won the Garden Open in Rome in April, ending a four-year title drought. The Indian tennis player's other two ATP Challenger wins include the Buenos Aires and Bengaluru Challengers in 2019 and 2017, respectively.Following April's win at Rome and Sunday's triumph in Tampere, Sumit Nagal also became the first Indian tennis player to win two ATP Challenger titles on European soil.Sumit Nagal, who is In...