Sumit Nagal thread

[knarayen]

Basically, Sumit is so relentlessly strong from the baseline that opponents are running away from him...That's what I thought when I first saw the scoreline, but it's funny to have my hunch confirmed in this way!

Better still

Sumit is relentless no question about it. I put myself in the position of the opponent who has to also keep hearing “Nadal” every time and I too will run away

Prof

[vparam]

I know I am getting way ahead of myself, but approximately how many points does Sumit need to accumulate in order to get a direct entry into Australian Open?

[RohitG]

162 points still for top 100 and he had 30 points to defend for the year. So, 192 point he needs if he wants to end the year in top 100.

Still a long way to go.. and this is assuming 570 guarantees him a top-100 spot at the end of the year. Prajnesh also needs a similar amount of points

[sameerph]

Yes, both have a lot of points to pick up if they have to get to /stay in top 100 by year end.

Btw, Sumit down a break 3-4 against Brazilian Luz 3-4 in first set in PQF in Campinos. Sumit just got broken after a long service game.He is making a few more errors than usual today and the Brazilian is playing well.

And Sumit broke right back to get it back to 4-4. Upped his intensity in that game. Needs to keep up that.

Sumit saves a bp at 30-40 and holds for 5-4.

Luz sends down 2 aces from deuce to hold for 5-5. He is serving strong.

From 15-30 down, Sumit wins the next 3 points to hold for 6-5.

[RohitG]

Luz has managed to use drop shot effectively. It seems it's his go to shot everytime he pins him to one corner.

[sameerph]

Yes, but his one drop shot was not perfect in last service game and Sumit punished him for that. Then, Sumit got a lucky net chord on set point and wins the first set 7-5.

[sameerph]

Sumit up 3-0 in the second set. Saved a couple of break points at 15-40 in the first service game, then broke Luz after a couple of deuce points and then held easily.

Couple of easy holds and Sumit still leading by a break 4-1 in the second set.

Sumit break again at 15 and leads 5-1 and serving for the match.

Sumit missed a match point at 40-30 and gets broken at 5-2.

Luz holds at 15 for 3-5. Can Sumit hold this time ?

[jaydeep]

Another excellent win for Sumit against a Brazilian youngster ... Again in the quarters, Sumit is facing an Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, who defeated a top-seed Hugo Dellien.

At $54K+H Campinas Challenger 2019, Brazil

[R3] (6) Sumit Nagal (IND,135) bt Orlando Luz (BRA,327) 75 63

[QF] (6) Sumit Nagal (IND,135) vs (13) Francisco Cerundolo (ARG,262)

[PKBasu]

Sumit edges up to another new career-high of 133. He will move up to 119 if he wins another title this week.

[sameerph]

Sumit wins the first set 76(2). This is a repeat of his last week QF

After being up 5-2 up, Sumit lost 4 straight games to go down 5-6. But, he broke the Argentine in next game to take it to a tie break and played a perfect tie break to win it 7-2.

[PKBasu]

[QF] 6-Sumit Nagal (IND,135) d. 13-Francisco Cerundolo (ARG,262) 76(2) 75

Last week, Sumit had won the first set 6-3 against the same player!
3rd game, 2nd set: Sumit had 3 BPs but couldn't convert. He is looking tired, and appears to have a mild limp.
He took a medical time-out at 3-4, then held, broke serve to go up 6-5, saved a break point, then served it out.

[RohitG]

He has taken a medical timeout

[sanjay8886]

He won 7-6; 7-5.

[RohitG]

Sumit managed to raise his game and break at the right time to take it 6-5, served for the match, was down 30-40, deuce, AD, finally wins this tight match, no free lunches here.

[PKBasu]

Sumit had a superior all-round game, better groundstrokes, better serve than his opponent. But the latter occasionally came up with a brilliant shot, and was a reasonably good grinder from the back court.
Sumit's body language was much more lackadaisical than during the US Open match against Federer.