Nagal wins Chennai Open, set to enter Top 100

Sumit Nagal

India's top singles player Sumit Nagal on Sunday won his fifth Challenger-level singles title, outplaying Italian Luca Nardi in the final of the Chennai Open - an achievement which will propel him into the top-100 for the first time in his career.

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Nagal's 6-1, 6-4 win is likely to take him to 98 when the fresh rankings will be issued on Monday. Nagal will be first Indian to feature in singles top-100 since left-handed Prajnesh Gunneswaran made the cut in 2019.

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