127 was the last man to receive direct entry into the field of 128, which was determined using the latest ATP rankings, according to the tournament website.
Professional tennis tours have been on a hiatus since March because of the coronavirus outbreak, with play resuming for women at Palermo Ladies Open this week in Italy. Nagal is the only Indian to have received direct entry into the singles main-draw after the COVID-19 pandemic hit US Open this year. June 10, 2020. Young Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has received a direct entry into the US Open singles main draw after several top players pulled out of the Grand Slam starting August 31. His rise up the ATP rankings has been more of a process due to ongoing injury issues, including a torn labrum in 2017 that he considered undergoing shoulder surgery for. Young Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has received a direct entry into the US Open singles main draw after several top players pulled out of the Grand Slam starting August 31.The world No. Davis Cup: Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna Win Doubles But Croatia Seal 3-1 Win Over IndiaPrajnesh Gunneswaran Enters Australian Open Qualifiers Final Round, Sumit Nagal Crashes OutDavis Cup: Leander Paes Betters Own World Record As India Crush Pakistan 4-0 Davis Cup: India Take 2-0 Lead Against Pakistan As Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal Register Easy WinsDavis Cup: Strong India Eye "Whitewash" Against Depleted Pakistan© Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2020. Sumit Nagal is set to compete in his second Grand Slam main draw after receiving a direct entry into the US Open. Change Font Size Last year, Nagal reached his maiden Grand Slam here, after winning all his qualifying round matches to set up a dream encounter with the legendary Roger Federer. Change Language
Nagal won the 2015 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title with Vietnam’s Nam Hoang Ly, becoming only the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam trophy.
Young Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has received a direct entry into the US Open singles main draw after several top players pulled out of the Grand Slam starting August 31. The world no.127 was the last man to receive direct entry into the field of 128, which was determined using the latest ATP rankings, according to the tournament website.
Former champion Stan Wawrinka, Nick Kyrgios, Fabio Fognini and Gael Monfils are the other top players missing from the men's field. India's Sumit Nagal has received a direct entry into the US Open singles main draw after several top players pulled out of the Grand Slam starting August 31..
The 22-year-old top-ranked Indian had made his US Open debut last year after coming through the qualifiers. NEW YORK, Aug 5: Young Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal is set to compete in his second Grand Slam main draw after receiving a direct entry into the US Open, which several top players will miss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sumit Nagal was the last man to get direct entry into the field of 128 at the US Open this year, the same tournament where he first came to light after playing against Roger Federer last year. All rights reserved. 05 Aug 2020: US Open: India's Sumit Nagal gets direct entry .
India's Sumit Nagal has received a direct entry into the US Open singles main draw after several top players pulled out of the Grand Slam starting August 31.. Last year, 22-year-old Nagal made a lot of noise in the tennis world when famously took a set off Swiss Maestro Roger Federer in the 2019 US Open but eventually bowed out 6-4, 1 …