Sumit Nagal turned the primary Indian participant to win an ATP Challenger title on European clay on Sunday as he received the Roma Garden Open.

The Indian tennis star defeated Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-2 within the ultimate in Rome. This is Nagal’s first title because the Buenos Aires Challenger in 2019 and third Challenger title total.

It is a morale boosting triumph for the Indian, who had undergone a hip surgical procedure in 2021 and has been combating a couple of niggles since.

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He is at present the very best ranked Indian participant on the ATP charts at 347. The 25-year-old is ready to leap up 94 locations, to 253, when the newest ATP rankings are launched on Monday.

Who is Sumit Nagal?

Sumit Nagal, whose old flame was cricket, hails from Jhajjar, Haryana .

While Indian gamers are historically extra suited to grass or laborious courts, he prefers enjoying on clay. Nagal at present trains on the Schuettler-Waske Academy in Germany.

He first rose to fame as a youngster, when he received the boys Wimbledon doubles title in 2015 along with his Vietnamese accomplice Lý Hoàng Nam.

Nagal made a splash on his foremost draw Grand Slam debut when he took a set off Roger Federer within the first spherical of the US Open in 2019. However, he finally misplaced 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6.

The Indian star reached a profession excessive of 122 in August 2020.

How many titles has Sumit Nagal received?

The 25-year-old has received a complete of 11 titles to date. He has received three Challenger occasions and eight Futures occasions.

Only three of these 11 titles have come on laborious courts whereas the remaining are on clay.

What are ATP Challenger occasions?

The males’s tennis tour is split into 4 tiers. The Grand Slams are probably the most prestigious and are on the highest of the pyramid.

They are adopted by ATP Tour occasions, together with ATP 1000 Masters, then the Challenger occasions and lastly the ITF Futures occasions.

The final two tiers are extra for youthful gamers who’re nonetheless honing their craft. They additionally function a super platform for individuals who are coming back from an harm.

Is Sumit Nagal the primary Indian to win an ATP title on European clay at any stage?

Nagal will not be the primary participant from Indian to win an ATP-level title on European clay.

Indian legend Ramesh Krishnan is the one man to clinch an ATP tour title in Europe on clay.

Having turned professional in 1978, Krishnan received the 1982 Stuttgart Open, held on out of doors clay.

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