Sumit Nagal enters Tampere Open final

NEW DELHI: The Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal, the seventh seed, faced a spirited challenge from unseeded Spaniard Daniel Rincon in the Tampere Open on Saturday. Despite the tough competition, Nagal managed to secure a spot in the final with a hard-fought victory of 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
This marks Nagal's fifth appearance in a Challenger-level final and his second one this year.Previously, he claimed victory in the Garden Open held in Rome back in April, where he defeated Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands in a convincing straight-set match.

Nagal's final opponent will be determined by the outcome of the second semifinal clash between Henri Squire of Germany and Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic, with the championship match set to take place on Sunday.
Nagal's run here has been a memorable one. He prevailed over wildcard Jirí Veselý of the Czech Republic in straight sets in the opening round, followed by wins over Brazil's JL Reis da Silva in the pre-quarters and Mohamed Aziz Dougaz of Tunisia in the quarterfinals.
Nagal first played a Challenger final in 2017 during the Bengaluru Open, winning against Jay Clarke of Great Britain.
He played a couple of more finals two years later, losing to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the Banja Luka Open 2019 before winning against Facundo Bagnis of Argentina in Buenos Aires.
(With PTI Inputs)