Sumit Nagal loses in round of 16 in ATP Marrakech Open

In men’s doubles, India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dutch-Greek duo of Bart Stevens and Petros Tsitsipas.

FILE PHOTO: Sumit Nagal in action. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Sumit Nagal lost in three sets against Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in the round of 16 of Marrakech Open, an ATP 250 event, in Morocco on Wednesday.

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World No. 95 Nagal, who began his clay season by defeating Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the opening round, took the first set 6-1 against Sonego. However, the fourth-seeded Italian, currently ranked 61, bounced back to clinch the second 6-3 and the decider 6-4.

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Nagal was looking to reach the quarterfinals of a Tour-level event for only the second time in his career. This was his second straight defeat against 6’3” tall Italian after the first-round clash of this year’s Dubai Championships.

In men’s doubles, India’s Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dutch-Greek duo of Bart Stevens and Petros Tsitsipas.

The results:

€651,865 ATP, Marrakech, Morocco: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) bt Sumit Nagal 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti (Fra) bt Bart Stevens (Ned) & Petros Tsitsipas (Gre) 6-3, 6-4.

€74,825 Challenger, Barcelona, Spain: Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Karol Drzewiecki & Szymon Walkow (Pol) bt Sathi Reddy Chirala & Nick Hardt (Dom) 6-1, 6-2.

$25,000 ITF women, Bujumbura, Burundi: Singles (first round): Jasmijn Gimbrere (Ned) bt Riya Bhatia 6-1, 6-3; Ashmitha Easwaramurthi bt Abhilasha Bista (Nep) 6-2, 6-4.

$25,000 ITF women, Hammamet, Tunisia: Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Alice Pesci (Ita) & Sameeksha Shroff bt Joyce Kim Behnke (Ger) & Haina Franco (Mex) 6-7(7), 6-2, [10-6].