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Meet Sumit Nagal
a Young Boy from Haryana Who Won a Set
Against Roger Federer at US Open
The 22-year-old young Indian tennis
player Sumit Nagal made his Grand Slam
debut on August 27 setting up the U.S.
Open first round against legendary Roger
Federer.
Born on August 16, 1997, in Haryana,
Sumit Nagal beat the Grand Slam
champion in the opening set of the match
in the U.S. Open that lasted for 2 hours
and 30 minutes.
Nagal is currently ranked 190 in the
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world with also becoming only the fifth
Indian male player to feature in a Grand
Slam singles main draw in this decade
besides Somdev Devvarman, Yuki
Bhambri, Saketh Myneni, and Prajnesh
Gunneswaran.
Nagal, ahead of his first-round clash
with Federer, said: “It’s probably the best
thing that could have happened. I was
hoping I get to play Roger someday. He
is God of tennis, so yeah I am looking
forward to it.”