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Patna : Qualifier Sumit Ngagal, 23, India, lost to 5th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 33, Spain, in the quarter-finals of ATP Argentina Open at Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 5, 2021, late night.  World No 46 Albert Ramos-Vinolas defeated World No 150 Sumit Nagal in a three-set thriller 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in 2hr 26 minutes in quarter-finals rallying back from one set down to enter the semi-finals of the event.

Vinolas won 4 break points in the match to 2 by Nagal. The Spainiard also won 5 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Indian. Vinos fired 3 Aces to 1 by Nagal. Vinolas won 94 points during the match to 77 by Nagal. Vinolas will face another qualifier Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, 22, Argentina, the World No 137, in semi-finals, on March 6, 2021, night.

Top seed and World No 9 Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, beat qualifier & World No 106 Jaume Munar, 23, Spain, 6-2, 7-5 in 1 hr 50 minutes QFs to reach semi-finals. Schwartzman won 3 break points during the match to none by Munar. Schwartzman will face 4th seed & World No 42 Miomir Kecmanovic, 21,  Serbia, in semi-finals.