Making a living from tennis is not an easy thing. Outside the Top 100, the lives of players are becoming more complicated. Sumit Nagal, number 159 in the ATP ranking, explains in an interview his point of view regarding the issue of aid in India.
“If I look at my bank balance, I have what I had at the beginning of the year, about 900 euros. I got some help. They helped me from a tennis foundation and I also receive monthly salary from IOCL (fuel company), but I don’t have any big sponsors,” explains Sumit Nagal in an interview with Times of India.
“I invest everything I earn. I only travel with a trainer, without a physiotherapist, and I have already invested everything I have earned. I feel like I lack support despite being the best Indian tennis player for years. “I am the only player to qualify for the Grand Slams, the only one to win a match at the Olympic Games.”
Nagal points out the lack of a system
“I feel like when my ranking got worse, no one wanted to help me, no one believed that I would come back. It was disappointing because I feel like no matter what I do, it’s never enough. It is very difficult to find financial support in India. Honestly, I don’t even know what to do, I’ve given up,” admits a desperate Nagal.
“The rehabilitation took me 6 months, then the return, another six. I would say it took me a year and a half to feel good. I lost some games I should have won. I caught COVID twice last season, so it’s been a long two years. I don’t have any savings, I can’t say I live a good life. At least I’m not negative. I’m not saying I want to go to 5-star hotels or anything like that. We lack funds, a system. “China has money and we have the same potential as China.”
2023-09-20 19:13:37
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