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Sumit Nagal bows out in Chennai Open semifinals

Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, went down 4-6 2-6 to his American opponent in a 1 hour and 39 minutes.The 25-year old Nagal, who had returned very well during his previous matches, was put under pressure by his opponent. For a change, De Alboran returned superbly to put the Indian under pressure.The power-hitting American secured three service breaks against two for Nagal to snatch the first set.

Sumit Nagal enters semis of Chennai Open Challenger

The world no.506 won the quarterfinal in an hour and 22 minutes to set up a last four clash against American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran.Alboran, who ousted top seed Chun-Hsin Tseng in the second round, got the better of Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes.The Nagal-Clarke match saw the Indian dominate the first set completely.

Sumit Nagal fights back to beat Jason Jung, enters Chennai Open ATP Challenger quarters

Nagal battled hard after being a set down to keep the Indian challenge alive in the singles category. Nagal, ranked 506 in the ATP rankings, will take on Great Britain's Jay Clarke (313) in the quarterfinals.Clarke defeated eighth-seed Dimitar Kuzmanov 3-6 6-3 6-4 to advance to the next round.Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, could not break the service of his Taipei opponent in the opening set.