As a wildcard entrant into the main draw, Sumit Nagal could face off against any of the other 127 players in the field. But the Indian is looking forward to the challenge, as he believes he has a lot to learn from the accomplished stars of the sport.
In a sport obsessed by ranking positions and match wins, Sumit Nagal is not putting too much pressure on himself when it comes to results. Instead, he is hoping to improve on a regular basis, and let the results take care of themselves.
Sumit Nagal is among the fortunate players to have been placed in soft quarantine in Melbourne, which means he was allowed to train for a few hours every day outside his hotel room. And the Indian, who lost his opening round match at this week’s Murray River Open, doesn’t wish to complain about the situation.
Instead, Nagal claimed he was happy to be back on the courts after a much-needed break at the end of 2020.
I would love to have Dominic Thiem’s intensity in my game: Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal, who is accompanied only by his coach for the long trip to Melbourne, went on to talk about what he learned while competing against champions of the sport such as Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem.
The Indian, who credits his parents as well as mentor Mahesh Bhupathi and the Virat Kohli Foundation for helping him in his tennis journey, also revealed he is a big fan of newly crowned US Open champion Dominic Thiem.
Sumit Nagal would, in fact, love to incorporate the Austrian’s intensity into his own game.
Sumit Nagal will be seen in action at the Melbourne Slam next week. Fans in India can watch the Australian Open live on Sony Pictures Sports Networks from 8 February 2021.
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