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

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

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Updated on: 11 June 2024 9:00 pm

India's top-seed Sumit Nagal Photo: X/ @nagalsumit

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 crow🐠n 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 h𒁏our 52 minutes.

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

He then continued his fantastic first serve perf🧜ormance, dominating his Bosnian rival in the second set.

Na🥂gal w✤ill 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.