Sumit Nagal wins ATP Rome Challenger title, India's first on European Clay

ROME: Sumit Nagal clinched his first ATP Challenger Tour title in almost four years in Rome on Sunday.

World No. 347 Nagal, who had to qualify for the main draw in the Italian capital, beat Jesper de Jong in straight sets to win his third career-title and first since lifting the winner’s trophy in Buenos Aires in 2019. He won his maiden title in Bengaluru in 2017.

The 25-year-old Indian, who has a career-high ranking of 122, won 6-3, 6-2 against Dutchman De Jong, World No.234, in an hour and 42 minutes.

Jhajjar-born Nagal is the first-ever Indian man to win a Challenger Tour title on European clay and first to win on any surface since Ramkumar Ramanathan (Manama, 2021). Agencies

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