3 min learnFeb 20, 2026 12:03 AM IST
In a disappointing present within the nationwide capital, native favorite and India’s No. 1 males’s singles participant Sumit Nagal was knocked out within the second spherical of the ATP Delhi Open 2026 on Thursday, shedding to sixth seed Italy’s Federico Cina.
Within the doubles draw, high seeds Siddhant Banthia (India) and Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) superior to the quarterfinals. The ATP Challenger 75 occasion, now in its sixth version, is being held on the DLTA Advanced in New Delhi from February 16 to 22, with 32 singles gamers and 16 doubles groups competing for the title.
With the Indian marketing campaign in singles over, Nagal. Somdev Devvarman stays the one residence singles champion within the event’s historical past, having gained back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015.
Cina, an 18-year-old ranked No. 225 on this planet, broke Nagal within the opening sport and maintained the benefit to take the primary set 6-4. The Italian then raced to a 5-1 lead within the second set and regarded set to cruise into the final eight. Nevertheless, Nagal, ranked No. 297, saved three match factors within the seventh sport and minimize the deficit to 5-4. Cina stayed composed and held serve within the tenth sport to seal a 6-4, 6-4 win in a single hour and 40 minutes.
“Nagal is somebody who performed in the principle draw of the Grand Slams. So for positive I’m very joyful about this win,” Cina stated after the win. “He’s a troublesome participant. He performed additionally at residence so it was tough. However I’m very joyful to win this match. It was powerful as a result of he was 5-4 after which additionally the gang was like getting excited. It was powerful however I served good within the final sport ultimately.”
Elsewhere within the singles draw, third seed Jay Clarke and fifth seed Oliver Crawford, each from Nice Britain, and eighth seed Rio Noguchi of Japan, gained their matches in straight units to succeed in the quarterfinals. Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan got here from 3-0 down within the remaining set to attain a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Nice Britain’s Alastair Grey whereas seventh seed Daniel Michalski of Poland was upset by Belgium’s Michael Geerts 7-6(8), 6-4.
Within the doubles draw, the top-seeded duo of Banthia and Donski superior to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Francis Casey Alcantara and Courtney John Lock.
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Additionally reaching the final eight was the Indian wildcard pairing of Divij Sharan and Karan Singh, who defeated Bulgaria’s Dimitar Kuzmanov and Kazakhstan’s Denis Yevseyev 7-6(5), 6-4.