{"id":121892539401,"date":"2026-06-26T18:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draft.nensel-academy.com\/?p=121892539401"},"modified":"2026-10-01T20:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:18:23","slug":"sumit-nagal-wins-targu-mures-challenger-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft.nensel-academy.com\/en\/sumit-nagal-wins-targu-mures-challenger-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumit Nagal Reaches First ATP Challenger Final in Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_1-2_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_1-2_1-4 et_pb_row_fullwidth\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough hide\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>26<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>June, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Sumit Nagal Reaches First ATP Challenger Final in Two Years<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center-tablet et_pb_text_align_center-phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>India No. 1 Sumit Nagal reaches his first ATP Challenger final in two years!<\/p>\n<p>ATP 75 Targu Mures Challenger: [SF] Sumit Nagal (ATP #285; CH 68) d. Cezar Cretu (ATP #287) 6-3 4-6 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>Came back from 1-3 down in the opening set by winning five consecutive games Advances to his 11th career ATP Challenger final Will be aiming for his 7th ATP Challenger title Faces qualifier Felix Balshaw (ATP #320) in tomorrow\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center-tablet et_pb_text_align_center-phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nagalsumit\/\">@nagalsumit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indiantennisdaily\/\">@indiantennisdaily <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/draft.nensel-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sumit-nagal-india-atp-targu-mures-sf-win.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" 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