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Sumit Nagal Exits Tampere Open In Semifinals
Sumit Nagal had also finished as a semifinalist in an event in Italy earlier this month. Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal fell short of reaching his first Challenger-level final of the season, losing a hard-fought battle against Sasha Gueymard Wayenburg in the semifinals of the Tampere Open in Tampere on Saturday. Ranked 306, Nagal was defeated 5-7, 2-6 by his French opponent, who is ranked 57 places below him, in the clay court event. At 5-5, 15-all, Wayenburg hit a forehand wide and long, followed by another forehand error, giving Nagal two breakpoints. Wayenburg responded by hitting deep into the corners, opening up the court for winners. He saved the first breakpoint with an overhead smash while Nagal made an unforced error, wasting the second chance. The Frenchman eventually held his serve, forcing Nagal to serve to push the opening set to a tie-breaker. However, Nagal netted a backhand return, giving Wayenburg his first set point. Nagal saved it with a forehand winner on his opponent's right flank. Wayenburg outwitted Nagal on the next point, leaving him wrong-footed and smashing a backhand winner to earn another set point. He secured the set with an overhead smash, pushing Nagal to the back of the court with deep hitting on both flanks. In the second set, Nagal had a chance to take the lead with breakpoints in the first game but could not capitalise. To make matters worse, he was down a breakpoint after hitting a backhand long at 30-all in the next game. Wayenburg did not miss the opportunity and took a 2-0 lead. The French player played smartly, often charging to the net to smash easy winners, quickly advancing to a 3-0 lead. From that point, it was one-way traffic. Nagal equalled his best performance of the 2025 season, having reached the semifinals of an event in Italy earlier this month. With PTI Inputs view comments First Published: July 26, 2025, 21:01 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Nagal loses Tampere Open semifinals
Agency: PTI New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal missed on his first Challenger-level final of the season after going down fighting against Sasha Gueymard Wayenburg in the semifinals of the Tampere Open, on Saturday. Ranked 306, Nagal lost 5-7 2-6 to his French rival, placed 57 places below him, in the clay court event. At 5-5, 15-all, Wayenburg hit a forehand wide and long and followed that up with a forehand errors to hand the Indian two breakpoints. Wayenburg began to hit deep in the corners to open up the court for winners. He saved the first breakpoint with an overhead smash while Nagal made an unforced error to squander the second chance. The French eventually held his serve, bringing Nagal to serve to push the opening set to a tie-breaker. However, Nagal netted a backhand return to hand the Frenchman his first set point. The Indian saved that with a forehand winner on the right flank of his opponent. Wayenburg outwitted Nagal on the next point, leaving him wrong-footed to smash a backhand winner to earn another set point. Wayenburg pocketed the set with an overhead smash after pushing Nagal to the back of the court with deep hitting on both flanks. Nagal had an opportunity to nose ahead in the second set when he had breakpoints in the very first game but could not cash in. Making it worse, he was down a breakpoint himself after firing a backhand long at 30-all in the next game. Wayenburg, though, did not miss the chance and took a 2-0 lead. The French player played smartly and often charged to the net to smash easy winners. In no time, he was leading 3-0. From then on, it was a one-way traffic. Nagal matched his best show of the 2025 season as he had finished a semifinalist in an event in Italy early this month. PTI AT AM AT AM AM view comments First Published: July 26, 2025, 20:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
