Nagal knocked out by Italian teenager Cina

Sumit Nagal was eliminated from the second round of the ATP Delhi Open on Thursday (February 19, 2026) after being defeated by 18-year-old Italian Federico Cina at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex. The 28-year-old lost 4-6, 4-6 in one hour and 40 minutes.

Cina, whose father Francesco has coached 2015 US Open women’s singles runner-up Roberta Vinci, broke Nagal in the opening game of the first set and maintained his lead. In the second set, the youngster from Palermo raced to a 5-1 lead. As a small group of fans egged Nagal on, the local favorite suddenly found another gear to close the gap. But the sixth seed from Italy held his nerve and served when the score was 5-4 to end the encounter.

“I am very happy with this victory,” Cina, who did not progress beyond the qualifying stages of the 2025 US Open and 2026 Australian Open, said later. “Nagal is a tough player. He also played at home, so it was difficult. The crowd got excited. It was tough, but I served well in the last match.”

Results

Men’s singles: Rei Sakamoto (Japan) with Alastair Gray (GBR) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Jay Clarke (GBR) with Alexander Binda (now) 6-4, 6-4; Oliver Crawford (GBR) with Ilya Ivashka 6-1, 6-4; Federico Cina (Ita) v Sumit Nagal (India) 6-4, 6-4; Michael Geerts (Bel) with Daniel Michalski (Pol) 7-6(8), 6-4; Rio Noguchi (Japan) with Dimitar Kuzmanov (Taurus) 6-4, 6-3;

Felix Gill (GBR) with Petr Bar Biryukov 6-3, 7-6 (3); Stefanos Sakellaridis (Gre) v Beibit Zhukayev (Kaz) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Men’s doubles: Siddhant Banthia (Ind)/Alexander Donski (Bul) bt Francis Casey Alcantara (Phi)/Courtney John Lock (Zim) 6-2, 6-3; JiSung Nam (Kor)/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (Fin) bt Dane Sweeny (Aus)/Seita Watanabe (Japan) 7-6(7), 6-2; Divij Sharan (Ind)/Karan Singh (Ind) bt Dimitar Kuzmanov (Bul)/Denis Yevseyev (Kaz) 7-6(5), 6-4; Luca Castelnuovo (Sui)/Rio Noguchi (Jpn) bt Oliver Crawford (GBR)/Grigoriy Lomakin (Kaz) 4-1 (ret.)