Happy After Win, Federer Credits Sumit Nagal for ‘Solid First Set’

But the 20-time Grand Slam winner doesn’t confuse Nagal with Nadal.

Roger Federer beat Sumit Nagal of India 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open.

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Roger Federer bounced back from a shaky start to keep a perfect record.

The five-time champion improved to 19-0 in the first round of the US Open by beating Sumit Nagal of India 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in New York on Tuesday, 27 August.

Commenting on the first set that he loss, Federer in the post-game interview on the court said, “Just tried to forget it, played tough and stayed with him”.

“It was a tough first set for me because I had the lead so things were looking good for me. But he came back and played very strong.”

Roger Federer

The 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer further gave credit to the 22-year-old tennis player from Jhajjar in Haryana, for his performance in the opening set.

“Credit to him to play a solid first set. I was missing a lot of balls and trying to cut back on forced errors. But it all came back just in time and in the end I played good tennis. I’m happy,” said Federer.

And when asked if he for a second confused Nagal with Nadal, the 38-year-old smiled and said, ‘No’ and added, “But maybe for you guys and social media it is”.