NEW DELHI: India's Sumit Nagal breezed into the singles semi-final of the Tampere ATP Challenger event in Finland following a straight-sets win over Argentine qualifier Nicolas Kicker on Friday.
Nagal, ranked 306, pulled off a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kicker, who is ranked 361 in the singles ATP chart.
It was third meeting between the two players and Nagal now leads the head-to-head record 2-1. The last time they clashed was in 2022 when Kicker emerged winner in the Guayaquil pre-quarter-finals.
The 28-year-old Indian won 67 points to 51 by his rival.
Gradually getting back to form, Nagal has now matched his best finish of the season as he had ended a semi-finalist at the Trieste Challenger in Italy.
Nagal has won six Challenger singles titles from 10 finals. Agencies
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