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Patna : World No 135 Sumit Nagal, 23, India, crashed out of Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay court tournament, at Barcelona, Spain, losing his first round match to Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 30, France, on April 19, 2021. Herbert will face 8th seed David Goffin, 30, Belgium, in 2nd round on April 20, 2021.
World No 78 Herbert beat Nagal in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 winning 4 break points and 8 games in row to reach the second round. Nagal fired 4 Aces during the match to 5 by Herbert. Herbert, in all, won 74 points to 52 points by Nagal, who had entered the main draw of the event after winning two qualifying matches.
World No 80 Pablo Andujar, 35, Spain, beat World N0 70 Gilles Simon, 36, France, in three-sets 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in first round in 2hr 6 minutes. Simon committed 6 double faults to 3 by Andujar. The Spainiard also won 6 break points during the matchto 4 by Simon. He won 5 games in a row to 3 by the Frenchman. Andujar won 90 points during the match to 73 by Simon. Andujar will face 5th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, in 2nd round on April 20, 2021.