Sumit Nagal is an Indian tennis player. He rose to fame when he made his Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer. He is also the sixth Indian to win a Junior Grand Slam. In September 2020, Sumit Nagal became the first Indian in seven years to win a singles main draw match at a Grand Slam when he defeated Bradley Klahn of the United States 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 in the first match. Defeated. US Open round.
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Sumit Nagal was born on Saturday, 16 August 1997 (age 23 years; as in 2020) in Jhajjar, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Leo. He did his schooling from Little Angels Senior Secondary School in Jhajjar, Haryana and Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi. Sumit was interested in cricket since childhood. However, his father wanted him to do something different and convinced him to play tennis. Sumit tried the game and liked it. His love for tennis grew and he started playing it regularly. His school coach also appreciated his game and advised his father to get Sumit professional training.
Sumit Nagal used to play tennis during his school days
When Sumit was 7 years old, his family came to Delhi. His father enrolled him in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Tennis Academy. Sumit started participating in tournaments and other sports clubs. He also won his first tennis tournament at the age of 8.
Sumit Nagal after winning tennis tournament in childhood
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
Sumit Nagal belongs to a Hindu Jat family. His father, Suresh Nagal, is a teacher, and his mother, Krishna Nagal, is a housewife. He has an elder sister Sakshi Shaukeen. Sumit is in a relationship with a girl for a long time.
Sumit Nagal’s parents and sister (far right)
livelihood
Sumit was 10 years old when Mahesh Bhupathi, along with other international tennis players, launched a talent search to find, train and groom India’s first singles Grand Slam winner by 2018, calling it Mission 2018. Sumit’s father took him to Bangalore to attend. In this incident. More than 5,000 students participated in the event and Sumit was one of the youngest players. She got a chance to play opposite Mahesh Bhupathi and was selected for the program along with 2 other contestants.
Sumit Nagal in his younger days
Mahesh Bhupathi trained him for 2 years. Sumit was also getting tips and advice from many international players who were part of the Mission 2018 programme. After two years this program was stopped due to some reason. Mahesh Bhupathi stopped training him, but he continued to support Sumit financially. Canadian tennis player and coach Bobby Mahal had seen Sumit play and he invited him to Canada to train him. Sumit’s family was not able to send him to Canada, but Mahesh Bhupathi covered the expenses of his travel and accommodation in Canada. Sumit trained with Bobby Mahal from 2008 to 2014, during which time he also started playing junior events and started moving up in the points table.
Sumit Nagal in Canada
Bhupathi became Sumit’s manager and mentor. He used to advise him on how to play, which events to participate in and how he could increase his ranking in the points table. In 2015, Sumit got admission in Schuettler Wask Tennis University and moved to Germany. In Germany, he trained under German coach Sascha Nensell. Sumit started participating in many junior tournaments and won many of them. In 2015, he partnered with Vietnamese tennis star, Le Hoang Nam for the boys’ doubles title at Wimbledon and won. This was his first Junior Grand Slam win, making him the sixth Indian to win a Junior Grand Slam event.
Sumit Nagal with Lee Hoang Nam after winning the boys’ doubles at Wimbledon
In 2015, Sumit turned professional. He debuted for India in the Davis Cup in 2016 and performed very well. People took notice of him and many congratulated him for his amazing performance. In 2019, Sumit qualified for a Grand Slam event for the first time. He qualified for the US Open and made his debut on 26 August 2019 against Roger Federer. He lost the match to Federer, but won the first set against him. He became the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer. After the match, Roger Federer praised Sumit and said-
The first set was tough, I am sure Sumit will do very well in his career”
He was praised by international tennis players and many Indian celebrities for his performance. Virat Kohli, Lara Dutta, Manish Sisodia, Karti Chidambaram and many others congratulated Sumit on Twitter. The official handle of the US Open also posted a tweet about her performance.
We know this isn’t the last time we’ll see Sumit Nagal…
Remember the name 😉 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/JtW1xzA4k6
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) 27 August 2019
On 30 September 2019, he became the first Asian to win an ATP Challenger tournament in Buenos Aires.
Sumit Nagal with his ATP Challenger Tour trophy
On 2 September 2020, Sumit Nagal created history when he became the first Indian in seven years to reach the second round of a Grand Slam in a singles match by defeating Bradley Clyne of the United States 6–1, 6–3, 3–6. 6-1 in the first round of the US Open.
Sumit Nagal is the first Indian man to win a match #USOpen In 7 years.
He is in the second round after defeating Klann 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.@nagalsumit I #USOpen pic.twitter.com/h30hVPeaWu
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) 1 September 2020
Controversy
In 2017, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) dropped Sumit from the Indian team for the Davis Cup. Officials said he was removed for disciplinary reasons. Reportedly, Sumit did not attend some practice sessions in 2016 due to a hangover, and he even once invited his girlfriend to his hotel without informing the authorities.
Favorite
Favorite Tennis Player: Novak Djokovic
Favorite Cricketer: Virat Kohli
Favorite food: Kadhi-rice
bike collection
Sumit Nagal owns a KTM Duke 390.
Sumit Nagal with his Duke 390
fact
- Sumit Nagal loves playing online games.
- In 2017, when Sumit was dropped from the Indian team, retired Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman defended Sumit by writing an open letter to AITA. He also said that the aim of the open letter was to expose AITA.
- During an interview, Sumit’s father Suresh Nagal said that during the trials of Mission 2018, he did not think that Sumit would be selected because there were thousands of other players present who were much older than him.
- In 2023, during an interview, Sumit opened up about his financial situation and revealed that he had invested almost all his savings to maintain his participation in the ATP Tour. He revealed that he had around 900 Euros (about Rs 80,000) in his bank account at that time. Sumit clarified that these expenses were mainly related to his accommodation at the training center in Paine, Germany, and his travel costs to the tournament, either with his coach or physio. He further informed that with only one travel coach and no physio, his annual travel expenses were around Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1 crore. Sumit further said in the interview,
I felt that when my ranking dropped after the injury, no one wanted to help me, no one really believed that I could come back. It was frustrating because I feel like whatever I do isn’t enough. It is very difficult to get financial assistance in India. “To be honest, I don’t know what to do, I have given up.”
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