India's 'survivor' Nagal seeks support to stay afloat

MUMBAI: From wanting to quit tennis a decade ago to making a dream Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer at the U.S. Open last month, Sumit Nagal calls himself a"survivor" and the Indian is hopeful his journey will become less arduous going forward.

"I felt a bit nervous while I was walking in. First few minutes were tough, I had never been to a court like that, never seen so many people. But when I finished the match, I enjoyed it, I enjoyed being there. Nagal showed a similar stomach for a fight against Federer, earning four of his 13 break point opportunities in the final game as the Swiss served for the match in the fourth set.If it were not for his fighting spirit, Nagal would probably have never made it from New Delhi to New York in any case.

But the programme shut down after two years. At the age of 12, Nagal returned home to Delhi and stopped playing for a bit.It was a call from Bhupathi that brought Nagal back to the game but the financial constraints were constant.

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