Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- Indian tennis fans witnessed a day of contrasting fortunes at the 10th Dafa News Bengaluru Open 2026, as Dhakshineswar Suresh and Manas Dhamne marched into the singles quarter-finals with gritty three-set wins, while former champion Sumit Nagal bowed out after an epic battle against second seed Harold Mayot of France.
Nagal fought for over three hours but eventually went down 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (11) to Mayot in a contest marked by sharp momentum shifts and sheer physical endurance.
Mayot struck first by breaking early in the opening set, but Nagal showed trademark resilience to level matters and force a tie-break.
The Frenchman raised his intensity at the decisive moments to take the set. Nagal responded strongly in t...