Cologne Championships: Sumit Nagal loses in first round

Sumit Nagal went down 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 by Momir Kecmanovic of Serbia in the main draw first round of the Cologne Championships on Tuesday.

Sumit Nagal was beaten by Momir Kecmanovic in the first round at Cologne.

Lucky loser Sumit Nagal lost from the brink of victory in the first round of the €271,345 ATP tennis tournament in Cologne, Germany.

Sumit, who had lost the second and final round in the qualifying event, was beaten 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 by Momir Kecmanovic of Serbia in the main draw. His efforts fetched him €5,415.

In the Challenger in Ismaning, Germany, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan moved into the pre-quarterfinals of singles. The results:

€271,345 ATP, Cologne, Germany Singles (first round): Momir Kecmanovic (Srb) bt Sumit Nagal 4-6 7-6(4), 6-1. Qualifying singles (second and final round): Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Fra) bt Sumit Nagal 6-2, 6-2; First round: Sumit Nagal bt Norbert Gombos (Svk) 7-5, 6-4. €44,820 Challenger, Ismaning, Germany Singles (first round): Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Arg) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3); Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Quentin Halys (Fra) 7-6(5), 6-3. $15,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Vladyslav Manafov (Ukr) & Arjun Kadhe bt Marko Miladinovic & Miljan Zekic (Srb) 6-3, 6-4; Felix Corwin (US) & Vladyslav Orlov (Ukr) bt Kelsey Stevenson (Can) & Sidharth Rawat 6-4, 6-4.