India’s Sumit Nagal reached the second round of the 2020 US Open on Tuesday by defeating USA’s Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. He becam...
India’s Sumit Nagal reached the second round of the 2020 US Open on Tuesday by defeating USA’s Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. He became the first Indian since Somdev Devvarman (2013 US Open) to win a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
World No 124 Nagal, who made his Grand Slam debut as a qualifer at US Open last year, grabbed headlines last year for taking a first set off 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in their first-round match at Flushing Meadows.
The India No 1, a direct entry this year, will now face second seed Dominic Thiem, who went through after his opponent – Spain’s Jaume Munar – retired while trailing 6-7, 3-6.
Sumit Nagal is the first Indian man to win a match at the #USOpen in 7 years.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2020
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Nagal was the better player throughout his match against Klahn on Tuesday, barring a brief period in the third set when he seemed to have lost his range as the American upped the ante.
The 23-year-old started strongly on court No 12, breaking his opponent thrice to take the first set comfortably. Klahn showed a bit more resistance in the second set...
