Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan Enter Pre-quarterfinals of Pune ATP Challenger – News18

Top seeded Sumit Nagal and wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan entered the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger 100 worldwide event after profitable their respective spherical of 32 matches on Tuesday.

Nagal defeated Chinese Taipei’s Yu Hsiou Hsu 7(6)-6, 6-4 on the centre courtroom on the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium.

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Nagal, who received the ATP Challenger in Chennai and reached the semifinals in Bengaluru, got here again from a break down within the second set to report his win in two hours and 5 minutes.

On the opposite hand, in an exciting contest which lasted one hour and 55 minutes, Ramanathan scored a 7-6(5) 7-6(5) win over one hundred and sixtieth ranked Stefano Napolitano, who received the Bengaluru Open final week.

The 101-ranked Nagal will now tackle compatriot Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha for a spot within the quarterfinals, whereas Ramanathan will lock horns with Russia’s Alexy Zakahrov.

Also transferring to the spherical of 16 was Australia’s Adam Walton, who recorded a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Belgian qualifier Raphael Collignon.

The fourth seed Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot defeated the previous world No 25, Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5.

South Korea’s Seongchan Hong, a finalist within the Bengaluru Open, misplaced to Poland’s Maks Kasnikowski 4-6, 2-6. Oriol Roca Batalla, a semi-finalist final week, was knocked out by USA’s Tristian Boyer 2-6, 6-4, 2-6.

In the doubles, Indian wildcards Siddhant Banthia and Parikshit Somani superior to the quarterfinals with a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-5 win over Luca Margaroli and Goncalo Oliveira.

But the fourth seeds Sriram Balaji and Andre Begemann have been overwhelmed by Japan’s Toshihide Matsui/Kaito Uesugi 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5.

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