What luck do you have to be born with, to be pitched against against Roger Federer in the first match of your Grand Slam career? I think we can all agree that only the luckiest ones get that privilege. Yes, the chances of victory are slim but to begin your career on a high like that – it’s quite phenomenal.
I am certain these must be the thoughts in the head of 22-year-old Sumit Nagal who played his first senior Grand Slam match against Roger Federer, earlier today.
What a debut performance!
— ALL INDIA RADIO (@AkashvaniAIR) August 27, 2019
Sumit Nagal put in a spirited performance as he made his #USOpen2019 main draw debut against the five-time champion @rogerfederer at Flushing Meadows.
Federer prevailed over #SumitNagal 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in Round 1 of Men’s Singles. #KheloIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/BD3HNEcL6D
Actually, you know what? Maybe Not. The way he played, he looked pretty determined to defeat Federer and succeeded in giving him a scare by defeating the legend in the first set 6-4.
Sumit ultimately went down 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 but showed great spirit and it’s something people can’t stop appreciating.
Well played – Nagal. Take a bow! #usopen pic.twitter.com/8nEyPFTU5p
— Madhukar Hiranya (@madhukarah) August 27, 2019
Winning a set against the living legend is no mean feat. And running Federer close in the fourth set, just incredible!
— Saraswat Mandarapu (@SarasMandarapu) August 27, 2019
Pat your back Sumit Nagal, you did great! Here’s to greater wins ahead 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#USOpen
Brilliant stuff @nagalsumit
— Anand Datla (@SportaSmile) August 27, 2019
6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 against Roger Federer. You can be proud of that effort Sumit Nagal. #USOpen
This moment 😍😍😍😍…
— Hari Priya CR (@cr_hariPriya) August 27, 2019
Hopefully, this is just a start from young Sumit Nagal. pic.twitter.com/j1XPijvVlt
.@Maheshbhupathi always mentioned Sumit Nagal to me as a real talent. Was evident today. He needs to grow from here on. 1 set can well be 2 the next time and then! The process has to continue. @kushansarkar please don’t worry about people who don’t follow sport.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) August 27, 2019
Sumit Nagal goes down fighting to Federer 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in R1 of #USOpen .
— Praveen Sikkapatte🌍 ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಪಟ್ಟೆ (@PraveenSikkapte) August 27, 2019
Winning 3 Qualifying matches; then taking a set against the maestro & breaking him twice is a wonderful achievement.
Great Effort by Sumit Nagal pic.twitter.com/6rBReZKEr6
What a year for this young lad ! From not getting an entry to play Maharashtra Open qualifiers, going to win 3 matches to play US Open to play Roger Federer in the 1st match, taking the first set, breaking Roger twice. Way to go Sumit Nagal #SumitNagal 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/3NwSj5mI02
— Indian Sports Fan! (@SportsFan_India) August 27, 2019
#USOpen
— hemanth kolishetty (@hemanthkol07) August 27, 2019
All those who missed the nagal vs federer match…remember the name SUMIT NAGAL..you will hear it alot from now.. pic.twitter.com/OQciPUetsE
Well played #SumitNagal
— Phani Kandukuri (@buduggadu) August 27, 2019
Nagal won the fist set..
Lost to @rogerfederer
6-4 1-6 2-6 4-6 pic.twitter.com/NRAKvYKZZ1
Sumit might not have won but he can say the first set of his career was a win against the mighty Roger Federer
