Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal
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    • Started playing tennis at age 8 while attending a local sports club.
    • Before that, played 8-10 hours a day of cricket as a child, but his father suggested he stop.
    • Father, Suresh; mother, Krishna; sister, Sakshi Shokeen.
    • Speaks English and Hindi.
    • Favourite surfaces are clay and hard.
    • Favourite shot is forehand and tournament is US Open.
    • Says his motivation is playing for his family and his country: "My goal in tennis is to do really well, so people aren't saying that India is only good at cricket. I want to be the one who leads that."
    • Hobbies include gaming, surfing the internet and hanging out with friends and family.
    • Has a passion for Japanese culture and has tattoos on his left arm of a temple, a samurai and a lotus flower: "It's their pride and attitude towards life that gives me energy."
    • Was selected by former doubles No. 1 Mahesh Bhupathi to his academy as a child: "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. After that, it's apparently when he told my family that they're going to take me. I was one of just a few thousand people there and only three got selected. That's the one line that changed my life. If I didn't tell 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."

    (UPDATED 25 AUGUST 2020)

    • Achieved career-high No. 122on 24 August 2020 after reaching Prague, CZE Challenger QF. Broke into Top 200 on 29 July 2019 after qualifying at Hamburg.Earned 1stranking point at age 16 on 25 November 2013.
    • Made ATP Tour debut on home soil at 2018 Pune as Q (l. to Ivashka in 1R). Made Grand Slam debut at 2019 US Open as Q (l. to 5-time champion Federer in 1R). Earned only 2 tour-level wins during 2019 Davis Cup Group I tie vs. Pakistan.
    • Captured ATP Challenger Tour titles at 2017 Bangalore, IND and 2019 Buenos Aires, ARG. Owns 58-52Challenger record overall.
    • Played primarily on ITF Futures Circuit as recently as March 2018. Posted 108-39 Futures record overall (9-1 in finals).
    • Peaked at No. 23 in juniors on 16 February 2015. Went 88-53on ITF Junior Circuit with wins over future Top-30 ATP players Berrettini, Hurkacz, Shapovalov and Tiafoe. Ended junior career by winning 2015 Wimbledon boys' doubles title w/Ly.

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