Sumit Nagal recorded his first Grand Slam victory when he beat American Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the US Open on Tuesday.
Returning to the spot where he hit the headlines by taking a set from the legendary Roger Federer, Nagal took two hours and 12 minutes to wrap up his victory over Court 12.
The 23 year old Indian, 122nd place in the world, will play Dominic Thiem in the second round.
He is assured of $ 100,000 (Rs. 73 lakh approximately) for reaching round two, his largest salary so far.
In a match that was delayed by rain, Nagal ran in two consecutive breaks to take the first set in 23 minutes.
Klahn left the service in the third and fifth games with a series of unforced errors, double fault on the breakpoint in the fifth.
In the second set, Nagal again benefited from Klahn’s shaky serve by climbing 4-2. He wasted a chance to close the set in game eight when he had three chances to break the home favorite again.
He ultimately served him in the next game for a two-set lead.
The American, 2010 NCAA single champion and owner of eight Challenger titles, played a more solid game to win the third set. He broke Nagal in the eighth game, the Indian surrendered after being 40-15. Klahn took the set with an ace in the next.
Nagal quickly regained focus and made it through the fourth set in 28 minutes.
Overall, Nagal was a far superior player throughout the day.
He had 80 percent (70/88) of his first serve times and won 77 percent of those points. He broke the California native six times, relinquishing his service only once.
Nagal only scored 17 winners compared to 30-year-old Klahn’s 32, but the former also made far fewer unforced errors – 17 against his rival’s 40.
India No. 1 scored 116 points in total while Klahn claimed only 80. Nagal’s industriousness was also reflected in the fact that he covered 2490.6 meters of the field, Klahn ran 2278.3 meters.
Returning to the spot where he hit the headlines by taking a set from the legendary Roger Federer, Nagal took two hours and 12 minutes to wrap up his victory over Court 12.
The 23 year old Indian, 122nd place in the world, will play Dominic Thiem in the second round.
He is assured of $ 100,000 (Rs. 73 lakh approximately) for reaching round two, his largest salary so far.
In a match that was delayed by rain, Nagal ran in two consecutive breaks to take the first set in 23 minutes.
Klahn left the service in the third and fifth games with a series of unforced errors, double fault on the breakpoint in the fifth.
In the second set, Nagal again benefited from Klahn’s shaky serve by climbing 4-2. He wasted a chance to close the set in game eight when he had three chances to break the home favorite again.
He ultimately served him in the next game for a two-set lead.
The American, 2010 NCAA single champion and owner of eight Challenger titles, played a more solid game to win the third set. He broke Nagal in the eighth game, the Indian surrendered after being 40-15. Klahn took the set with an ace in the next.
Nagal quickly regained focus and made it through the fourth set in 28 minutes.
Overall, Nagal was a far superior player throughout the day.
He had 80 percent (70/88) of his first serve times and won 77 percent of those points. He broke the California native six times, relinquishing his service only once.
Nagal only scored 17 winners compared to 30-year-old Klahn’s 32, but the former also made far fewer unforced errors – 17 against his rival’s 40.
India No. 1 scored 116 points in total while Klahn claimed only 80. Nagal’s industriousness was also reflected in the fact that he covered 2490.6 meters of the field, Klahn ran 2278.3 meters.
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