Tennis News: Sumit Nagal gives Roger Federer a scare, goes down fighting at 2019 US Open

I don't care what the commentators will be saying about me on TV. I'm going to be enjoying the crowd, playing the best tennis player ever," India's Sumit Nagal had said before his dream 1st-round meeting with Roger Federer at US Open 2019. Well, Nagal would certainly want to hear what the commentators were saying about him in the highlights reel which he should be cherishing for the rest of his life. Sumit Nagal put up with a valiant fight against his idol Roger Federer in the 1st-round clash that extended to 2 and half hours today, Monday night in US. Nagal, World No. 190, punched above his weight to give the 20-time Grand Slam champion a scare before going down 4-6, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6. Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to take a set off Roger Federer when he came back from being 2-0 down to win it 6-4, shocking the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was rallying behind the 5-time champion. In another match, India's top-ranked men's singles tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran began the 1st-round match well only to fizzle out in the 2nd and 3rd sets against in-form Daniil Medvedev of Russia before making an early exit from US Open 2019. World No. 88 Prajnesh lost in straight sets -- 4-6, 1-6, 2-6 to World No. 5. The straight-set defeat was also Prajnesh Gunneswaran's 4th successive first-round exit at Grand Slams. Notably, Prajnesh had made it to the main draw of all four majors in 2019 after making his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open.