Sumit Nagal wins Buenos Aires ATP Challenger tournament

(Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar): Sumit Nagal, won the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger Tournament, on Sunday. This is the first ATP Challenger title by an Indian this season. This is the second Challenger title in Nagal’s career. Nagal, beat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 in the final. In the semi-final, he had steamrolled past World No.108 Thiago Monteiro of Brazil 6-0, 6-1.

He is now at a career-high ranking of 159, is guaranteed another 80 ranking points by virtue of the Buenos Aires Challenger title.  He is the first Asian to win this title. Pablo Cuevas, Kyle Edmund and Pablo Andujar are the only non-Argentine players to have won this event. Nagal had been seeded seventh at this edition of the competition.