Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal on Wednesday progressed to the quarter-finals of the Prague Open.
Nagal registered a 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 win over Czech's Jiri Lehecka to advance in the competition.
Before this, Nagal had defeated Britain's Jay Clarke. During the match, Nagal was enjoying a 6-3, 5-7, 4-1 lead when his opponent was retired hurt.
In the next round, Nagal will take on three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka on Thursday.
Earlier this month, Nagal had received a direct entry into the men's singles main draw of the US Open 2020. The competition is scheduled to be played from August 31 to September 13 in New York.
( With inputs from ANI )
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