S. Nagal is a professional tennis player from India who was born on August 16, 1997.
He became the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam title when he and his Vietnamese partner L Hoàng Nam won the Wimbledon boys’ doubles event in 2015.
He is now the top-ranked singles tennis player in India, and since 2018, he has often competed for India in the Davis Cup.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: S. Nagal Creates History with This Record After 25 Years
Since Leander Paes’ Atlanta 1996 bronze medal-winning performance, S. Nagal ‘s victory marked the first Olympic victory for an Indian men’s singles tennis player.
S. Nagal, the only hope for India in the men’s singles tennis competition at the Tokyo Olympics, defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 on Saturday at the Ariake Tennis Court.
Since Leander Paes’ Atlanta 1996 bronze medal-winning performance, S. Nagal’s victory marked the first Olympic victory for an Indian men’s singles tennis player.
S. Nagal took 42 minutes to win the first set, 6-4, but needed 71 minutes to lose the second set in a tiebreaker. But he battled back to take the final set, 6-4, in 41 minutes.
The 23-year-old Indian opponent, who is ranked 37 places higher than 34-year-old Istomin, was no match for him.
Tokyo Olympics: S. Nagal Becomes Only Third Indian To Win A Singles Tennis Match At Olympics
S. Nagal defeated Denis Istomin in a three-set thriller on Saturday to win the men’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming just the third Indian to do so and the first in 25 years.
S. Nagal When he defeated Denis Istomin in a three-set contest at the Tokyo Games, Saturday became just the third Indian and first in 25 years to win a men’s singles match at an Olympics.
In two hours and 34 minutes on court 10 at the Ariake Tennis Centre, S. Nagal defeated Istomin 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 to advance to the second round, where he will face world number two Daniil Medvedev.
At the 1988 Seoul Games, Zeeshan Ali became the first Indian to triumph in a singles match when he defeated Paraguayan Victo Caballero.
After that, Fernando Meligeni of Brazil was defeated by the famous Leander Paes to win the historic men’s singles bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Conclusion
S. Nagal of India defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 on Saturday at the Ariake Tennis Park to open his Olympic campaign.
Since Leander Paes’ Atlanta 1996 bronze medal-winning performance, Nagal’s victory marked the first Olympic victory for an Indian men’s singles tennis player.
The young Indian, who is rated 160 in the world, got off to a strong start in the opening set, matching Istomin shot for shot.
The Uzbek made the first mistake, giving the set to S. Nagal with a break in the tenth game.
