NAGAL Sumit

India
Tennis
16 Aug 1997
26
Male
1.78/5'10''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TEN Tennis Men's Singles  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Centre Court
Men's Singles Round 3 Match 2
KAZ
ZHUKAYEV BeibitZHUKAYEV Beibit
69
4
IND
NAGAL SumitNAGAL Sumit
7
6
Finished
Not before 12:30 		Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Centre Court
Men's Singles Quarterfinal Match 1
CHN
ZHANG ZhizhenZHANG Zhizhen
63
6
6
IND
NAGAL SumitNAGAL Sumit
7
1
2
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre Court 7
Men's Singles Round 2 Match 4
MAC
LEUNG Ho Tin MarcoLEUNG Ho Tin Marco
0
0
IND
NAGAL SumitNAGAL Sumit
6
6
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
QuarterfinalMen's Doubles2018Indonesia
Olympic Games
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2020Tokyo, JPN
Grand Slam
1/32 FinalMen's Singles2020US Open
Round 1Men's Singles2021Australian Open
Round 1Men's Singles2019US Open
ATP Race
QuarterfinalMen's Singles2021Argentina Open
Last 16Men's Doubles2020Tata Open Maharashtra
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2023Tata Open Maharashtra
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2021Hamburg European Open
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2021Sardegna Open
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2020Bett1Hulks Championship
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2020Forte Village Sardegna Open
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2020Tata Open Maharashtra
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2019Hamburg European Open
1/16 FinalMen's Singles2018Tata Open Maharashtra
1/32 FinalMen's Singles2021Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
1/32 FinalMen's Singles2021Murray River Open
1/32 FinalMen's Singles2020US Open
Round 1Men's Singles2021Australian Open
Round 1Men's Singles2019US Open
Davis Cup
19Men's Team2020/2021
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
1Men's Singles2017Ashgabat, TKM
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Playing video games, spending time on the internet, spending time with friends and family. (Instagram profile, 16 Jul 2021; atptour, 25 Aug 2020)
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Athlete
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English, Hindi
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Sascha Nensel [personal], GER, from 2018; Somdev Devvarman [personal], IND; Milos Galecic [fitness]
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Right (atptour, 03 Jul 2023)
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Turned professional in 2015
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In August 2021 he sustained a hip injury during a qualifying match for the US Open. He underwent surgery in November 2021 and was sidelined from competition for six months. Upon his return to competition he suffered a torn abdominal muscle, which kept him out for a further two months. (tennisnet, 02 May 2023; olympics, 11 Nov 2021)

He was unable to compete in November and December 2020 due to knee injuries. (mumbaimirror, 18 Feb 2021)

In both November 2016 and May 2017, he suffered from shoulder injuries that ruled him out of action. (scroll, 28 Nov 2017)
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He began playing tennis at age eight while attending a local sports club. (atptour, 25 Aug 2020)
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To break into the top 100 of the ATP Tour world rankings for singles. (tennisnet, 02 May 2023)
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He trains at the Nensel Academy in Peine, Germany. (indiantennisdaily, 15 May 2023)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and winning a set against Roger Federer at the 2019 US Open. (Twitter profile, 16 Jul 2021; mumbaimirror, 18 Feb 2021)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (sportskeeda, 19 Jul 2015)
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Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi. (sportskeeda, 19 Jul 2015)
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"The biggest thing that I have realised is how important confidence is in tennis. One week you can barely win a game and the next week you can win any tournament." (atptour, 16 Aug 2020)

Additional Information

General
TRAINING ABROAD
In 2018 he moved to Peine, Germany, to train under German coach Sascha Nensel at the Nensel Academy. He previously spent time training at Spanish tennis player David Ferrer's academy in Alicante, Spain. (tennisnet, 02 May 2023)

EARLY DAYS
As a child he was picked out by Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi to train at his academy. "I was hitting with the other kids and there was a moment where I went to Mahesh and said, 'Mr Bhupathi, could you please look at my game?' I knew who he was, so I grabbed his hand and asked him to look at my game. That is apparently when he told my family that they were going to take me. I was one of a few thousand people there and only three got selected. That's the one line that changed my life. If I didn't ask him this, I would not be sitting here right now. My family didn't have enough money to support me when I was young. I'm very proud that I did it at that age." (atptour, 25 Aug 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event