India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal calls for serious efforts to popularise the sport in India
1 year, 2 months ago

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 2019, India’s number one and the only world-ranked singles tennis player in the reckoning at 157, Sumit Nagal, had his most game-changing moment. The adrenaline of being a part of an event with the best athletes, he recalls, “Qualifying for the first time, and playing Roger, I’ll never forget my first slam; it’s important for all tennis players,” says Nagal, preparing for the clay season in Spain, a surface he relishes, with his fitness coach Milos Galecic by his side. Laughing at Rohan’s legendary stubbornness as a friend, Nagal feels, “He is the one guy always there to help—to share his thoughts—and among the nicest and most fair tennis players on tour."

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First Sports Exclusive: Sumit Nagal on 'special' feat of breaking into ATP top 100, playing 2024 Paris Olympics and more
1 week, 5 days ago

First Sports Exclusive: Sumit Nagal on 'special' feat of breaking into ATP top 100, playing 2024 Paris Olympics and more

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview on the First Sports show, Sumit Nagal opened recapped his 2024 season, highlighting his highs and lows. Sumit Nagal has had a roller-coaster year that included the highs of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics to the lows of dealing with the Davis Cup saga. Nagal recently opened up on his year during an exclusive interview …

Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics
4 months ago

Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics

India TV News  

India’s budding paddler Archana Kamath has decided to call time on her playing career to pursue academics as she doesn’t really see a future for herself in the sport moving forward. Having been the recipient of extraordinary support, including financial, I can confidently say, that it wasn’t in any way a financial decision,” Archana told The Indian Express. She also …

'Tell me how it's possible to play on a court like this': Sumit Nagal fumes at umpire over Kitzbuhel Open conditions
5 months ago

'Tell me how it's possible to play on a court like this': Sumit Nagal fumes at umpire over Kitzbuhel Open conditions

Hindustan Times  

India tennis star Sumit Nagal expressed displeasure over the court's conditions at the ATP 250 Kitzbuhel Open in Austria. The incident went viral on social media as some of the users posted the conversation between Nagal and the chair umpire on X. India's Sumit Nagal complaint about the court conditions to chair umpire. Nagal told the umpire, "Tell me how …

Sumit Nagal at US Open: Who was the last Indian man to play all four Grand Slams in a year?
5 months, 1 week ago

Sumit Nagal at US Open: Who was the last Indian man to play all four Grand Slams in a year?

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal continues to break fresh ground in tennis as he is set to become the first Indian man in singles since 2019 to play in all four Grand Slams in a season when he takes to the synthetic court at this year’s US Open. On Monday, Nagal reached his career-highest ATP ranking of 68 to become India’s all-time fourth-highest …

I could have done better in tennis than badminton, says Saina Nehwal
5 months, 1 week ago

I could have done better in tennis than badminton, says Saina Nehwal

The Hindu  

Trailblazing Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal feels she would have perhaps excelled more as a sportsperson if she had picked a tennis racquet instead of playing badminton. “Sometimes I feel that it would have been good if my parents had put me in tennis,” Saina said during her “Her Story–My Story” talk at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. “When I started, I didn’t …

I've earned this one way more, says Sumit Nagal after Paris qualification
6 months ago

I've earned this one way more, says Sumit Nagal after Paris qualification

Hindustan Times  

Top Indian singles pro Sumit Nagal's qualification for the Paris Olympics, made official on Saturday, takes his mind back to the first round of the ATP Heilbronn Challenger this month where he was a break down in the deciding set against Nikoloz Basilashvili. Sumit Nagal will be the first Indian singles tennis player to feature in back-to-back Games As the …

India's Sumit Nagal attains career-high ATP ranking of 71
6 months, 1 week ago

India's Sumit Nagal attains career-high ATP ranking of 71

India Today  

India's tennis sensation Sumit Nagal has reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of 71, marking a significant milestone in his ascending career. The 26-year-old Nagal, who will be representing India as the sole participant in the men's singles event at the Paris Olympics, has accumulated a commendable 777 ATP points. Adding to his accolades, Nagal clinched the men's singles title …

Bit of luck and play the tennis of his life: Devvarman on Sumit Nagal's improving his Aus Open feat in French Open
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bit of luck and play the tennis of his life: Devvarman on Sumit Nagal's improving his Aus Open feat in French Open

Hindustan Times  

Sumit Nagal became a household name in January earlier this year, when he scripted history in the Australian Open. After battling through the qualifiers in Melbourne, Nagal stunned Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik to become the first Indian man to win a main draw match at the Australian Open in 11 years, thus pocketing $180,000 Australian dollars in the process. Adding to …

Sumit Nagal becomes 1st Indian in 5 years to qualify for Wimbledon main draw
7 months ago

Sumit Nagal becomes 1st Indian in 5 years to qualify for Wimbledon main draw

India Today  

Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian in 5 years to take part in the main draw of Wimbledon men’s singles since 2019. “Solid practice before Roland Garros Thank you,” Nagal wrote on his ‘X’ account. Solid practice before Roland Garros Thank you, @DjokerNole 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/lNa2pbz1Ih — Sumit Nagal May 21, 2024 Sumit Nagal’s incredible 2024 Nagal has had a …

Sumit Nagal jumps to career-high 80th rank in singles, Rohan Bopanna loses top spot
8 months, 1 week ago

Sumit Nagal jumps to career-high 80th rank in singles, Rohan Bopanna loses top spot

India TV News  

India's latest Tennis sensation Sumit Nagal has reached the career-high ranking of 80 in the latest ATP rankings after his historic performance at the Monte Carlo Masters. Thanks to his excellent show, Nagal jumped 13 places in the ATP rankings to 80th place and is now the seventh-highest ranked Indian Tennis player ever. Meanwhile, India's top Tennis player Rohan Bopanna …

How unflinching Sumit Nagal hooked the Indian tennis fan
8 months, 1 week ago

How unflinching Sumit Nagal hooked the Indian tennis fan

The Hindu  

In November 2023, a short 23-second clip of Sumit Nagal’s successful match-point against Italian Stefano Travaglia in the semifinals of the Helsinki ATP Challenger was having an unusually long shelf life on X. Emerging from darkness “I was in a very dark place where I was not enjoying tennis,” Nagal told ATPTour.com last May. What else do I need to …

Indian sports wrap, February 26
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, February 26

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy wins Italian Junior singles title Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy maintained her dominant run to clinch the Italian Junior singles title, defeating compatriot Ananya Agrawal in the final 21-14, 21-12. -PTI Aakarshi Kashyap wins women’s singles title in Uganda International Challenge Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap beat compatriot Shruti Mundada in the final to clinch the women’s …

Sumit Nagal will hope to do better than last year when he bowed out in the semifinals
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sumit Nagal will hope to do better than last year when he bowed out in the semifinals

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal’s career has been a story of struggles, injuries, defeats, and a few successes along the way. In February last year, he reached the semifinals of the ATP Challenger as a wild card entry in qualifying. When the 26-year-old returns to the city to take on a qualifier in the main draw of the Chennai Open here on Tuesday, …

Vijay Amritraj Hails ATP Tournaments at Home: Better Off Playing in India Than Going Abroad
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vijay Amritraj Hails ATP Tournaments at Home: Better Off Playing in India Than Going Abroad

News 18  

Indian tennis players must concentrate on the Challengers at the moment and will be better off playing regularly at home than going overseas, the country’s former star Vijay Amritraj suggested on Thursday. The Challenger tournament is the stepping stone to the ATP Tour, while the 250 tournaments are the lowest tier of annual men’s tennis tournaments on the main ATP …

I’d love more chances to level up: A Wknd interview with tennis’s Sumit Nagal
10 months, 4 weeks ago

I’d love more chances to level up: A Wknd interview with tennis’s Sumit Nagal

Hindustan Times  

It’s been an unusually busy two weeks for Sumit Nagal. “It’s a nice feeling, man,” says Nagal, 26. India’s top-ranked singles tennis pro recently played and won the three qualifying-round matches of the 2024 Australian Open. The lack of backing for talent such as his explains, at least partly, why Nagal was the first Indian male to win a singles …

Sumit Nagal's miracle win vs World No. 27 Bublik in Australian Open: A Tactical and statistical analysis
11 months, 1 week ago

Sumit Nagal's miracle win vs World No. 27 Bublik in Australian Open: A Tactical and statistical analysis

Hindustan Times  

Sumit Nagal has done what very few Indian tennis players could in men's singles. In the process, Nagal beat World No.27 Alexander Bublik, seeded 31st at this Australian Open, in straight games in the first round at court No.6 of Melbourne Park. India's Sumit Nagal in action during his first round match against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik This was easily the …

ATP 250’s absence from the Indian calendar will be felt in more ways than one
11 months, 3 weeks ago

ATP 250’s absence from the Indian calendar will be felt in more ways than one

The Hindu  

From the turn of the millennium, big-ticket tennis in India during the first week of the year has been a near constant. The year 2024, however, is the first without the annual dose of top-level tennis in India, with the country’s lone ATP 250 event now replaced by the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open. Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, …

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category

News 18  

Team India has been able to secure a medal in the men’s singles category in the previous three editions of the Asian Games, tennis events. Since the Asian region does not boast of many top-100 players, who mainly come from the European nations, India’s biggest challenge would come from hosts China, Korea and Japan. “Seedings in men’s doubles and mixed …

India’s No. 1 tennis singles player Sumit Nagal opens up about money woes to continue ATP Tour
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

'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

Firstpost  

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 …

India can be among top five nations in table tennis, says Sathiyan
1 year, 5 months ago

India can be among top five nations in table tennis, says Sathiyan

The Hindu  

G. Sathiyan feels India has the potential to be among the top five table tennis nations and the rapid growth of the game can be fuelled further with an elusive medal at the Summer Olympics next year. “In the team rankings, right now we are closing in on the top 10, but the way we are playing as a unit, …

From The Archives: 17-year-old Leander Paes on his Junior Wimbledon triumph, ambitions in the sport and more
1 year, 6 months ago

From The Archives: 17-year-old Leander Paes on his Junior Wimbledon triumph, ambitions in the sport and more

The Hindu  

Leander Paes has captured the imagination of the public with his energetic play. Leander, under the guidance of his father, Dr Vece Paes, will be joining Gene Mayer’s programme within the next few weeks He will have to sacrifice a lot and he knows that only too well Many people have been sceptical about his ebullient methods but he counters …

‘It’s our social responsibility to channelise youth energy towards sports’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘It’s our social responsibility to channelise youth energy towards sports’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Despite the torrential downpour that struck Lucknow on Saturday, tucked away in Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy, under a leaking indoor stadium roof, the table tennis matches raged on amidst chants and chaos. Kamlesh Mehta, former Indian Table Tennis team captain One of the special guests at this tournament, Kamlesh Mehta, former team India captain for table tennis …

'Dhamne can definitely be a top-100 player'
1 year, 11 months ago

'Dhamne can definitely be a top-100 player'

Hindustan Times  

At 70, Anand Amritraj still finds the urge to reach out for a tennis racquet, having a casual hit with Gaurav Natekar a few days ago on the outside courts of Pune. The former world No 74 had called Manas Dhamne’s first-round match with Michael Mmoh earlier this week, the 15-year-old Indian showing potential in the 6-2, 6-4 defeat. Anand, …

36th National Games: Indian Table Tennis Enjoying Golden Era, Feels Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
2 years, 3 months ago

36th National Games: Indian Table Tennis Enjoying Golden Era, Feels Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

News 18  

G Sathiyan, the highest-ranked Indian paddler in the world, feels the country is enjoying a golden era in table tennis and believes that things will only get better from here. In Birmingham last month, Achnata Sharath Kamal won the men’s singles gold at the Commonwealth Games while Sathiyan bagged the bronze medal. India bagged two bronze medals in the 2018 …

Tennis Premier League hopefully inspires millions in India: Wimbledon doubles champion Ebden
2 years, 5 months ago

Tennis Premier League hopefully inspires millions in India: Wimbledon doubles champion Ebden

The Hindu  

At 34, Australian tennis player Matthew Ebden is having the best season of his career. While Ebden once again fell at the final hurdle with fellow-Australian Sam Stosur in the mixed doubles summit clash at Wimbledon, he and Purcell came from behind to beat defending champions Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic and became the first Australian men’s pair to win …

Gopichand expects better performance from Indian men's singles and doubles in CWG 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Gopichand expects better performance from Indian men's singles and doubles in CWG 2022

The Hindu  

Former All England champion P. Gopichand expects a better performance from the Indian players in men’s singles and doubles events at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Gopichand said even though Indian shuttlers did well in the 2018 Commonwealth Games by securing two gold medals, three silver and a bronze, the men could perform better this time. But in men’s doubles and …

Rohan Bopanna: ‘Show tennis to grow tennis in the country’
2 years, 7 months ago

Rohan Bopanna: ‘Show tennis to grow tennis in the country’

The Hindu  

After a lean 2021 season, Rohan Bopanna, India’s top-ranked men’s doubles player, has had a fairly good run in the first four months of 2022. The biggest thing that has always helped me, no matter who I played with, is to only focus on my game and not to really worry whether he’s a singles player or a doubles player. …

Hope the Art of Serve and Volley Remains in Tennis, Says Vijay Amritraj
2 years, 9 months ago

Hope the Art of Serve and Volley Remains in Tennis, Says Vijay Amritraj

News 18  

One of India’s greatest tennis players, Vijay Amritraj says it’s incredibly disappointing to see that tennis’ serve-and-volley style is dying as most of the tournaments around the world happen on hard and clay courts. The 68-year-old Amritraj who had five career wins over one of the greats of grass court, America’s Jimmy Connors, added that the ‘touch’ is gone, the …

What ails Indian tennis?
3 years, 2 months ago

What ails Indian tennis?

The Hindu  

In the last two years, Sumit Nagal has been central to all three stories in Indian men’s tennis that have got the fans excited. But on a global scale, a nation’s prowess is measured solely on singles performances and as one noted coach put it, “there won’t be a player who picks up a racquet saying he is going to …

Sumit Nagal Out of Argentina Open But Not Without Fight
3 years, 9 months ago

Sumit Nagal Out of Argentina Open But Not Without Fight

News 18  

Playing fearless brand of tennis, India’s Sumit Nagal ran world number 46 Albert Ramos-Vinolas close before exiting the ATP Argentina Open after suffering a three-set defeat in the men’s singles quarter-final here. The gutsy show earned Nagal 45 main draw ranking points that will push him to 132 from the current 150th slot. Asked about the powerful shots that he …

Sumit Nagal Gets Biggest Win of His ATP Career, Stuns World No.22
3 years, 9 months ago

Sumit Nagal Gets Biggest Win of His ATP Career, Stuns World No.22

News 18  

India’s Sumit Nagal registered the biggest win of his career when he stunned second seed Cristian Garin of Chile in straight sets to enter the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open ATP 250 tournament. Nagal, ranked 150, produced high-class tennis on Wednesday to register an impressive 6-4 6-3 second round win over his Chilean rival, who is ranked way above at …

Sumit Nagal crashes out of Australian Open
3 years, 10 months ago

Sumit Nagal crashes out of Australian Open

India TV News  

Ace India tennis player Sumit Nagal on Tuesday faced a crushing straight-sets defeat against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the first round contest to bow out of the men's singles event of the Australian Open. Nagal, India's second-highest ranked men's singles player, lost 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 to Berankis in a match that lasted two hours and six minutes at Court 17. …

Sumit Nagal's gut feeling says he will play top-10 player at Australian Open
3 years, 10 months ago

Sumit Nagal's gut feeling says he will play top-10 player at Australian Open

India TV News  

Gearing up to compete at next week's Australian Open, India's Sumit Nagal on Tuesday said he has a gut feeling that he will bump into a top-10 player at the first Grand Slam of the season. It's my gut feeling, let's see what happens," Nagal said in a virtual media conference, arranged by Sony. For me, I get to learn …

IPL 2020: Behind precision yorkers, T Natarajan’s story of grit
4 years, 2 months ago

IPL 2020: Behind precision yorkers, T Natarajan’s story of grit

Hindustan Times  

Thangarasu Natarajan was in a fix. Bharat Reddy, the former India keeper and Natarajan’s boss at his Chennai club, said that the fitness work was crucial. “He could bowl six out of six yorkers,” said his friend Jayprakash, who has been playing tennis ball games with him since 2009. It was Jayprakash who pushed Natarajan towards a career in cricket, …

Badminton Should Learn from Tennis and Resume Play: Vimal Kumar
4 years, 3 months ago

Badminton Should Learn from Tennis and Resume Play: Vimal Kumar

News 18  

The badminton fraternity should take a leaf out of what other sports like tennis have done to restart competitions — possibly with lesser prize money and without worrying about TV audience — amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to former player-turned-coaches U Vimal Kumar and Arvind Bhat. Twice national champion Vimal Kumar felt that the financial situation of most badminton players …

Indian tennis leagues: Mired in financial difficulties
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian tennis leagues: Mired in financial difficulties

The Hindu  

A brainchild of Vijay Amritraj, the Champions Tennis League was born in what can be considered the boom years in Indian franchise-based sports ecosystem — 2013 and 2014. “In the 1970s and 80s, a lot of top foreign players like Nastase, Tiriac played in Indian tournaments and the national circuit. “But today that’s not possible because the Indian circuit, as …

Nagal will continue to get better, says mentor Bhupathi
4 years, 3 months ago

Nagal will continue to get better, says mentor Bhupathi

The Hindu  

Multiple Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi, who has mentored Sumit Nagal from 2008, was happy with the progress of the young man, who has managed to hold centre stage at the US Open for the second year in a row. The match against Roger Federer gave him a taste of the Grand Slam centre court last year in New York. …

US Open 2020: Sumit Nagal downs Bradley Klahn, becomes first Indian to win a round at Grand Slam in 7 years
4 years, 3 months ago

US Open 2020: Sumit Nagal downs Bradley Klahn, becomes first Indian to win a round at Grand Slam in 7 years

India TV News  

Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to win a round at a Grand Slam in seven years when he downed American Bradley Klahn in his US Open first round, setting up a contest against world number three Dominic Thiem, here. Somdev Devvarman was the last Indian to win a main draw match at a major and incidentally, it was at …

US Open: Sumit Nagal through to second round - Tennis news
4 years, 3 months ago

US Open: Sumit Nagal through to second round - Tennis news

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal’s opening act on tennis’s biggest stage came against Roger Federer at the US Open last year, a performance rather well remembered, for he snatched a set away from the Swiss maestro. Come Thursday, he will have a shot at a worthy follow-up against Dominic Thiem after the Indian claimed a 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over American Bradley …

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