New York : India ranked no. 1 Sumit Nagal’s fighting spirit was on display throughout his previous games but it was not sufficient to get past world number three Austrian Dominic Thiem, who achieved a straight – set victory over the Indian in the US Open men’s singles second round on Thursday (September 3rd).
The 23-year Indian lost 3-6,3-6,2-6 to the second-seeded Austrian, who celebrated his 27th birthday with a commanding victory at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on that day.
Thank you 2020 US Open. Lots to learn. Going to keep working hard!
— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) September 3, 2020
Thanks for all the support everyone 💪#USOpen pic.twitter.com/3AKOBrMlJE
This year’s Australian Open finalist, had said that he has watched videos of Nagal’s game and knew that he has a splendid forehand, well prepared, so he came out with a clear strategy of not giving many balls on the forehand side of the Indian. He fought hard but it was absolutely clear that the young Indian’s best was not enough to trouble the top guns.
