Sumit Nagal’s fine run over two weeks on clay came to an end, as he was beaten 6-4, 6-1 by Juan Pablo Ficovich of Argentina in the semifinals of the $54,160 Challenger tennis tournament in Campinas, Brazil.
Sumit, who had won the Challenger last week in Buenos Aires, to reach a career best rank of 35, collected 29 ATP points and $2,510. He also impressed with the at the US Open as took a set off 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in the first round.
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The results:
$ 54,160 Challenger, Campinas, Brazil
Singles (semifinals): Juan Pablo Ficovich (Arg) bt Sumit Nagal 6-4, 6-1.
€ 46,600 Challenger, Barcelona, Spain
Doubles (final): Simone Bolelli (Ita) & David Vega Hernandez (Esp) bt Sergio Martos Gornes (Esp) & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 7-5.
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