In tennis, Indian star player Sumit Nagal has advanced to the semifinals in the men’s singles of a ATP Challenger tournament in Perugia, Italy. 

Sumit defeated Maks Kasnikowski of Poland 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinal in Perugia yesterday. 

Sixth seed Nagal continued his superb form winning the eighth consecutive match in 10 days. 

Today, he will take on unseeded Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain in the semi finals.

Nagal has moved up to 77th in the World Rankings after his fine performances in the French Open and the Heilbronn Challenger. He has qualified for the Paris Olympic Games based on his singles rankings.