Sumit Nagal Progresses To Pre-Quarters Of ATP 125 Perugia Challenger

Perugia (Italy), Jun 11: India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 125 Perugia Challenger with a straight sets win over Bosnian Nerman Fatic here on Tuesday. (More Tennis News)

🌞The sixth seed Indian, who won the men's singles crown at the Heilbronn Neckarcup 2024 Challenger event in Germany last week, registered a 7-6(1), 6-2 win in the first round that lasted one hour 52 minutes.

📖The first set was fought on even keel with little separating the two players but Nagal managed to edge out Fatic in the tiebreak.

🍎He then continued his fantastic first serve performance, dominating his Bosnian rival in the second set.

⛎Nagal will take on local player Alessandro Giannessi in the second round.

The win has elevated Nagal four spots to a new career-high of 73 in the ATP live rankings.

The 26-year-old has all but sealed a spot in the Paris Olympics men's singles draw.