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India's number one Sumit Nagal produced a weak effort to beat Italy's Luciano Darderi in a lopsided final of the Perugia Challenger on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Nagal, now ranked 77th in the world, was no match for his Italian opponent, the world number 41, losing 1-6 2-6 in just over an hour in the top match . he failed to claim his third title this year.
Nagal had advanced to the final of the tournament with a fighting 7-6 (7-2) 1-6 6-2 victory over former world number 37 Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain.
The Indian had won the Chennai Challenger earlier this year, which started with a historic second round match at the Australian Open.
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