Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has said he learns a lot by observing how world No 3 Dominic Thiem goes about his business and wants to play like the Austrian, whom he lost to in the second round at the US Open last year.
Indian tennis: Sumit Nagal begins season with first-round defeat at Murray River Open
On his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 US Open, Nagal made headlines by taking a set off 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. The next year he lost to eventual winner Thiem in round two at Flushing Meadows.
In a virtual media interaction organised by Sony Pictures Sports Network on Tuesday, Nagal, ranked 139 in the world, reflected on his time away from the tour over the past year due to the pandemic, his preparation heading into the upcoming Australian Open, and the challenges of living in a bio-bubble.
Nagal said that he has a feeling he’s going to end up facing a top-10 player in the first Major of the year in Melbourne. He has been awarded a wild…