New York: Sumit Nagal drew World No.128 American Bradley Klahn in his US Open first round and success might put him against World no.3 three Dominic Thiem in the next round. The India No.1 singles player placed six places higher than Klahn at 122 but the experienced American will compete smoothly in native conditions.
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This is the second straight US Open singles main draw for Nagal, who came through the qualifiers last year and performed excellently match against legendary Roger Federer. India’s next best-ranked Prajnesh Gunneswaran missed out on making the main draw as he was in the alternate list and needed more withdrawals to make it.
In the field of 128, Nagal was the last man to receive direct entry, which was determined by the latest ATP rankings. It is also going to be the first meeting between the two on the ATP tour. Nagal will come to the tournament after losing to three-time Major winner Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals at the Prague Open.
The US Open is being held behind closed doors in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament runs from August 31 to September 13.
