Nagal loses in Basel; Bollipalli-Khade win 1st ATP 250 title in Almaty

Nagal, an Olympian and India’s top singles player, loses 6-4, 7-6(2) to James Duckworth of Australia

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New Delhi, Updated At : 08:34 PM Oct 20, 2024 IST

India's Sumit Nagal in action. AP/PTI file

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India’s Sumit Nagal crashed out in the second round of qualifying at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, even as the unheralded pair of Rithvik Choudhary Bollipalli and Arjun Khade won the Almaty Open men’s doubles title on Sunday.

Nagal, an Olympian and India’s top singles player, lost 6-4 7-6(2) to James Duckworth of Australia in the qualifiers in Basel.

But it was a dream-come-true moment for Bollipalli and Khade in Almaty.

The Indian pair fought tooth and nail for one hour and 41 minutes to get the better of Colombia’s Nicolas Barrientos and Skander Mansouri of Tinusia 3-6 7-6 14-12 to win their first ATP 250 title.

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