Nagal did not drop a set in any of his five matches as he clinched his fifth title on the ATP Challenger Tour while also becoming the first Indian since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to break the Top 100 barrier.
Sumit Nagal vanquished Luca Nardi 6-1, 6-4 within the Chennai Open final on Sunday to attain a critical point of reference in his career as he ensured himself a Best 100 make a big appearance in following week’s ATP Rankings.
Nagal, positioned 121 at the begin of the occasion, did not drop a set in any of his five matches as he clinched his fifth title on the ATP Challenger Visit whereas moreover getting to be the primary Indian since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to break the Best 100 boundary. Coincidentally, Prajnesh had too made it to the Best 100 club after coming to the elimination rounds of the same event.
Around 700 onlookers turned up for the summit clash at the SDAT Stadium on a charming Sunday evening and Nagal, seeded moment, did not disappoint.
Nardi, the top-seeded Italian who was moreover looking at a Best 100 make a big appearance, appeared to be struggling from the after impacts of Saturday’s three-hour long semifinal and had three awful forehand shanks within the to begin with five focuses. Nagal broke him within the moment and 6th diversions to stash the opener.
Nagal reliably peppered the powerless strike of the 20-year-old Italian. Nardi’s endeavor to abbreviate the focuses with drop shots too bore no fruit. He did bounce back twice from a break down within the moment set. Be that as it may, the Indian broke him to adore and earned the chance to shut the coordinate at 5-4.
Fair when it looked that Nardi would level things up once more, Nagal spared two break focuses some time recently hitting a clean forehand champ down the line. On coordinate point, he served wide into the ad court with Nardi’s strike return cruising well past the baseline.
An passionate Nagal, who entered the same occasion final year whereas being positioned exterior the Best 500 and required a qualifying wildcard, dropped his racquet and spread his arms to let the minute sink in some time recently surging to his player box to embrace his wellness coach Milos Galecic, and guide and former World No. 62 Somdev Devvarman.
From Chennai, the caravan moves to Bengaluru for another 133,250 USD Challenger occasion which begins from Monday.
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