US Open 2020: New tennis stud arrives to save grand slam

Nagal, 23, became the first Indian tennis player to win a grand slam match in seven years when he defeated America’s Bradley Khan in four sets in their first round encounter at the US Open.

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During last year’s US Open, Nagal made headlines when he took a set off tennis icon Roger Federer, and everyone inevitably made jokes about his name.

But he’d never tasted success on the sport’s biggest stage, so he upped his training this year.

All that hard work during tennis’ COVID-enforced break — hard work Nagal is happy to share on Instagram — paid off as he progressed to the second round at a slam for the first time in his career.

The previous Indian to win at a grand slam also came at Flushing Meadows, when Somdev Devvarman defeated Lucas Lacko in 2013.

Nagal will next face Dominic Thiem and will hope the World No. 3 is rusty.

Sumit Nagal was literally all over the court today

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