Last Updated: February 23, 2023, 19:54 IST
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal (Twitter)
Sumit Nagal misplaced to Max Purcell in the pre-quarterfinals as Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Prashanth reached the doubles semi-finals of the Bengaluru Open 2023
Sumit Nagal fought bravely however went down 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Max Purcell in an exciting pre-quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open 2023 on the KSLTA Stadium, right here on Thursday.
However, the Indian camp had a motive to smile because the doubles pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Prashanth reached the semifinals, overcoming Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Australia’s Akira Santillan 3-6, 6-4, 12-10.
Nagal, who needed to battle by way of a tricky three-setter towards Nam Hoang Ly in the earlier spherical, began off brightly successful the primary set 6-4. The Indian was stable in all sides of the sport and he didn’t lose a single level on his second serve.
Purcell seemed shaky and will win solely 33 per cent of his second serve factors however the Australian harnessed his belongings to raised impact in the second set. Purcell, the defending Wimbledon doubles champion, upped his recreation a notch increased and used his booming serve to earn some fast factors.
He affected a break in the eighth recreation for a 5-3 lead after which bagged the second set 6-3 with a straightforward maintain.
The third set too supplied an identical sample as each the gamers held their serves until the sixth recreation. Purcell, although, seemed extra sorted of the 2 because the Aussie mixed his huge serves with equally highly effective floor pictures.
Purcell made the essential break in the seventh recreation for a 4-3 lead after which held his serve to stretch the result in 5-3. Under stress to remain in the match, Nagal fought laborious in the ninth recreation however Purcell clinched the break and sealed the sport, set and match in his favour.
Just witnessed an unimaginable show of assist for Sumit Nagal on the #DafaNewsBengaluruTennisOpen! The crowd got here in droves and cheered their hearts out because the Indian star took to the court docket. It was a really electrical ambiance and a testomony to the eagerness and love for tennis pic.twitter.com/6UWBRQgpDA— DafaNews Bengaluru Tennis Open (@BlrTennisOpen) February 23, 2023
Meanwhile, No. 5 seed Luca Nardi and Dimitar Kuzmanov additionally made their manner into the Last-8 with contrasting wins. While Nardi fought laborious towards Jason Jung throughout his 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 victory, Kuzmanov thrashed Alibek Kachmazov 6-3, 6-4.
Results:
Singles (Round of 16): Max Purcell beat Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; 5-Luca Nardi beat Jason Jung 7-5, 5-7, 6-2; 8-Dimitar Kuzmanov beat Alibek Kachmazov 6-3, 6-4
Doubles (quarter-finals): Anirudh Chandrasekhar/N. Prashanth beat Benjamin Lock/Akira Santillan 3-6, 6-4, 12-10.
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