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Perth Now
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Tomic hits new comeback milestone
Bernard Tomic is back in the world's top 200 despite losing the final of a Challenger event in the US and has jumped ahead of a raft of compatriots as his career resurgence continues. It's the former world No.17's highest ranking since 2020 and drew applause from Nick Kyrgios, who posted on social media that it brought a 'smile to my face' when Tomic reached the final of the Lexington Open. Tomic, 32, playing his first Challenger Tour final since October 2024, lost in three sets to American Zachary Svajda, but making the decider helped Tomic jump 27 places to 184 in the world, just behind injured fellow Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis at 178. Tomic registered his first ATP tour win since 2021 at the Mallorca Open in Spain before Wimbledon, and his rankings surge opens the door for US Open qualifying. While Tomic continues to push towards the top 150, fellow Aussie Alex de Minaur lifted himself to No.7 on the live ATP rankings as he surged into the quarter-finals at the Canadian Open, joining last year's winner, and countryman, Alexei Popyrin in the final eight. On the back of his title in Washington last week, de Minaur outlasted seventh-seeded American Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 6-4 in their round-of-16 clash in Toronto. 'It was never going to be easy, and Frances has the ability to turn the switch on whenever he wants, so it is always very tricky to put him away,'' de Minaur said after the match. 'I think I battled him, myself and the conditions, and I am happy to sneak away with the win today.'
News18
02-08-2025
- Sport
- News18
Platzmann Open: Sumit Nagal Suffers Defeat At Hands Of Niels McDonald
Last Updated: Nagal went down 2-6 6-4 4-6 to the junior French Open champion McDonald, who is ten years younger than experienced Indian, at the ATP 75 Challenge event in Hagen, Germany. Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal suffered a defeat to Niels McDonald in the pre-quarterfinals of the Platzmann Open on Saturday in a second round match which lasted two hours and 16 minutes and was completed over two days due to rain. Nagal went down 2-6 6-4 4-6 to the junior French Open champion McDonald, who is ten years younger than experienced Indian, at the ATP 75 Challenge event in Hagen, Germany. The two players had split the first two sets when the match was suspended and had to be completed on the second day. The 17-year-old McDonald, playing as a wild card, saved six of the nine breakpoints and broke Nagal five times in the match. He won 95 points compared to 83 by the Indian, who entered as an alternate. Nagal earned €1535 and six ranking points for his effort. Meanwhile, at the Lexington Open in the USA, young gun Dhakshineshwar Suresh went down fighting 6-7(4) 4-6 to local wild card and higher-ranked Eliot Spizzirri. Dhakshineshwar was recently named in India's Davis Cup squad as a reserve player. He is ranked 788 while Spizzirri is ranked 124 in the world. Competing at the President's Cup in Kazakhstan, Karan Singh lost his quarterfinal 4-6 4-6 to Alexandr Binda from Italy. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
