Sumit Nagal reflects on his Wimbledon 2024 singles main draw debut - 'Enjoyed playing on grass again'

Sumit Nagal is a former Wimbledon boy’s doubles champion.

Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal recently took to social media and uploaded a video from his Wimbledon 2024 first-round loss against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday.

Nagal made his singles main draw debut at Wimbledon 2024, where he suffered a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 loss against Serbian No. #4 Miomir Kecmanovic in a contest that lasted two hours and 39 minutes.

However, the scoreline does not define the effort the 26-year-old made during the first-round match. Nagal faced troubles on his serve; however, he lost most of his games on advantage. In addition to that, grass is not the Indian tennis player’s preferred surface.

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Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal said about his performance in the match (via the Times of India), “The serving was poor. If you are missing a lot of first serves, you are always behind. Especially on grass.”

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Thus, he also took to X (formerly Twitter) and uploaded a video clip from his Wimbledon singles main draw debut. Nagal stated that he enjoyed playing on grass as he was playing on the green surface after six years.

What a day filled with learning and experience for me. Enjoyed playing on grass again after 6 years, putting my heart and legs into every moment on the courtThanks for the support as always. Means a lot 🙏🏽Time to recover for the doubles!💪🏽#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2gRZ6fL03I

— Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) July 2, 2024

The 26-year-old wrote, “What a day filled with learning and experience for me. Enjoyed playing on grass again after 6 years, putting my heart and legs into every moment on the court. Thanks for the support as always. Means a lot. Time to recover for the doubles.”

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The 26-year-old is a former Wimbledon boys doubles champion. He won the 2015 Wimbledon boys doubles alongside Vietnamese tennis star Lý Hoàng Nam. Interestingly, the pair of Nagal and Nam faced the duo of Casper Ruud and Miomir Kecmanovic in the semifinals of the tournament and won the match 7-6, 6-3, 12-10.

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