Pune Open ATP Challenger: Nagal reaches second round, other Indians knocked out

In the pre-quarterfinals, Nagal will play qualifier Dominik Palan of the Czech Republic who beat sixth seed and compatriot Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 7-6(4).

FILE PHOTO: Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal reached second round of the Pune Open ATP Challenger on Tuesday.

Wild card Sumit Nagal got off to a strong start by beating Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Pune Open ATP Challenger tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Tuesday.

In the pre-quarterfinals, Nagal will play qualifier Dominik Palan of the Czech Republic who beat sixth seed and compatriot Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 7-6(4).

Prajnesh Gunneswaran went down against top seed James Duckworth, after winning the first set. Duckworth, who finished as runner-up in Bengaluru last week, won 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3.

Wild card Mukund Sasikumar ran into the champion of the last two Challengers in Chennai and Bengaluru, third seed Max Purcell of Australia, and lost 6-3, 3-6, 0-6.

The other wild card, Arjun Kadhe, was beaten in straight sets by Maximilian Neuchrist of Austria.

RESULTS

Singles (first round): James Duckworth (Aus) bt Prajnesh Gunnewaran 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-3; Maximilian Neuchrist (Aut) bt Arjun Kadhe 6-2, 7-5; Max Purcell bt Mukund Sasikumar 3-6, 6-3, 6-0; Dimitar Kuzmanov (Bul) bt Makoto Ochi (Jpn) 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2; Dane Sweeny (Aus) bt Jay Clarke (GBR) 6-0, 6-2; Francesco Maestrelli (Ita) bt Marc Polmans (Aus) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2; Rio Noguchi (Jpn) bt Marek Gengel (Cze) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(1); Nikola Milojevic (Srb) bt Frederico Ferreira Silva (Por) 6-7(1), 7-6(5), 6-4; Lorenzo Giustino (Ita) bt Nam Hoang Ly (Vie) 6-1, 6-1; Luca Nardi (Ita) bt Benjamin Lock (Zim) 6-1, 7-5; Dominik Palan (Cze) bt Dalibor Svrcina (Cze) 6-4, 7-6(4); Sumit Nagal bt Yasutaka Uchiyama (Jpn) 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4; Hamad Medjedovic (Srb) bt Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) 6-3, 6-4.