Sumit Nagal’s Argentina Open run ends in quarters with tough loss to Ramos-Vinolas

Sumit Nagal’s splendid run at the Argentina Open came to an end in the quarter-final after a hard-fought three-set loss to veteran Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Friday.

The fifth seed came from a set down to beat the Indian qualifier 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 25 minutes on Friday night at the ATP 250 clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires.

The world No 150 started strong and took the first set with the only break point of the set. He played a clean game and attacked the Spaniard with his forehand to take the early advantage on his favoured clay courts.

However, the experienced world No 46 bounced back to take the second set with two straight breaks of serve, as errors creeped into the Indian’s game.

The third set was the most action-packed of the lot. Ramos-Vinolas got the early break and was one game…