Bengaluru Open: Focus on Sumit Nagal

BENGALURU: India hosted four ATP Challenger events in early 2025, but singles players from the host nation fired blanks. The win-loss record in the main draw was 1-13 across four cities — Chennai, Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru — with Mukund Sasikumar being the only Indian to win a match.The new year brings a fresh start, and the Indian players will aim to kick off their season on a positive note, beginning with the Bengaluru Open at the SM Krishna tennis stadium here on Monday.With India No 1 Sumit Nagal (World No. 277) featuring in the ATP 125 event, the 28-year-old is the country's biggest hope of glory in the tenth edition. The spotlight will be on Nagal, who started last year in the top-100. Nagal can use the competition as a springboard to climb the rankings.