India’s Sumit Nagal notched up the biggest win of his career as the qualifier stunned second seed Cristian Garin to reach the quarter-final...
India’s Sumit Nagal notched up the biggest win of his career as the qualifier stunned second seed Cristian Garin to reach the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open early on Thursday morning.
The 23-year-old beat the Chilean player 6-4, 6-3 at the clay-court ATP 250 tournament for the first top-25 win of his career. This is just the second ATP main draw win for the world No 150, who qualified for the tournament and won his first in the earlier round. He had crossed the first hurdle with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win over world No 100 Joao Sousa in his opener.
He next faces fifth seed and veteran Spaniard Albert Ramos Vinolas.
Nagal peaking on clay 🙃
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 4, 2021
World No.150 @nagalsumit scores the biggest W of his career, dispatching No.2 seed Cristian Garin 6-4 6-3 in Buenos Aires!#ArgOpen2021 pic.twitter.com/oUSqelMsjp
First top 25 win ✅@ArgentinaOpen pic.twitter.com/3YhTOfkbcF
— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) March 4, 2021
In the match that lasted an hour and 42 minutes, there were breaks of serve aplenty but it was the Indian who was stronger on serve. Nagal converted seven of the 19 break points he got while saving three of the seven he faced.
The 23-year-old has put in many hours on the clay court this week with two tough three-setters...
