'I have just 900 euros in my account, not living a very good life': India's top-ranked Sumit Nagal
1 year, 3 months ago

'I have just 900 euros in my account, not living a very good life': India's top-ranked Sumit Nagal

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To stay and play on the ATP Tour, Sumit Nagal has invested all his prize money, his salary from IOCL and the support he gets from Maha Tennis Foundation. After arranging for a sustenance budget of Rs one crore that keeps him going on the ATP Tour, India’s number one tennis player Sumit Nagal is left with less than Rs one lakh in his bank account and a morose feeling of not leading a good life. The fund crunch is the story of probably every Indian tennis player but the fact that the country’s number one singles player is not saving enough money for himself and his family just exposes the unhelpful system and the brutal Tour where the players wage lonely battles. To stay and play on the extravagant ATP Tour, Nagal has invested all his prize money, his salary from IOCL and the support he gets from Maha Tennis Foundation.

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India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal calls for serious efforts to popularise the sport in India
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India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal calls for serious efforts to popularise the sport in India

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“We are missing out on good infrastructure, a system to bring forth the best players in all categories, a centre offering well-known coaches from across the world, to get Indian players on the courts around the world,” says Nagal For an athlete, victories are shooting stars in an otherwise tough night sky of recovery, training, learning, losses, and struggles. In …

India’s No. 1 tennis singles player Sumit Nagal opens up about money woes to continue ATP Tour
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India’s No. 1 tennis singles player Sumit Nagal opens up about money woes to continue ATP Tour

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After arranging for a sustenance budget of Rs 1 crore that keeps him going on the ATP Tour, India’s number one tennis player Sumit Nagal is left with less than one lakh rupees in his bank account and a morose feeling of not leading a comfortable life. To stay and play on the extravagant ATP Tour, Nagal has invested all …

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