US Open: Sumit Nagal exits despite winning opening set against Federer

Nagal seemed confident in the beginning as he won the first set 6-4. However, the Indian was not able to maintain the intensity as Federer came from behind and defeated him 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

New York: India's Sumit Nagal, who was playing the first Grand Slam event of his career, has been knocked out from US Open on Day 1 after losing to five-time champion Roger Federer.

On Monday, Nagal did give Federer a scare by winning the first set but the 20-time Grand Slam winner prevailed in the end to cruise past into the second round of the US Open.

Nagal seemed confident in the beginning as he won the first set 6-4. However, the Indian was not able to maintain the intensity as Federer came from behind and defeated him 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Sumit Nagal had qualified for the US Open main draw on Friday.

Roger Federer

Nagal had become the youngest Indian in 25 years to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam as he had defeated Brazil's Jaao Menezes 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.The 22-year-old had earlier won the Wimbledon Boys' doubles title in 2015.

• A stunner on Ashe! 😱
  
  World No. 190 Sumit Nagal puts together a spirited performance to take the first set 6-4 off Roger Federer.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/hja7KhyXvE

  — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 27, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  A stunner on Ashe! 😱
  
  World No. 190 Sumit Nagal puts together a spirited performance to take the first set 6-4 off Roger Federer.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/hja7KhyXvE

  — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 27, 2019

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  A stunner on Ashe! 😱
  
  World No. 190 Sumit Nagal puts together a spirited performance to take the first set 6-4 off Roger Federer.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/hja7KhyXvE

  — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 27, 2019

Earlier in the day, India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran was knocked out of the US Open in the first round by world number five Daniil Medvedev.Gunneswaran was defeated in straight sets 4-6, 1-6, 2-6.