India’s Sumit Nagal did not spoil the event for birthday boy Dominic Thiem on Thursday, nevertheless nonetheless managed to grab eyeballs due to his dogged effectivity inside the US Open second spherical match on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Thiem, who turned 27, eased to a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win to rearrange a third-round battle in direction of 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic. Whereas Sumit Nagal was unable to basically examine the world amount three, who put in a dominant present, the Indian confirmed moments of brilliance that even Thiem applauded.
One such second received right here inside the third set with Nagal 1-Three down. Thiem started the game with a powerful serve down the ‘T’, leaving Nagal scrambling to get his return in. The youthful Indian’s loopy backhand return gave the world number three the prospect to hit laborious forehand which Nagal merely returned.
Nonetheless, after one different backwards and forwards, Thiem unleashed a actual backhand cross-court shot, Nagal stretched full measurement and as quickly as as soon as extra managed to retrieve the ball nevertheless left the courtroom big open.
Thiem took the ball on the whole and hit a cross-court forehand, nevertheless the persistent Nagal didn’t give up and scurried to the other end of the courtroom and received right here up with an absolute scorcher of a forehand winner down the street.
A mightily impressed Thiem, shocked by the flip of events, applauded Nagal’s shot and could also be heard saying “bravo”.
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No matter his gutsy effectivity, Nagal merely didn’t have the firepower to topple the second-seeded Austrian. Nagal did break Thiem’s serve twice and as well as hit 12 winners nevertheless Thiem was just too good.
The Austrian made 31 unforced errors, one factor that may need ironing out when he takes on Cilic, however as well as hit 30 winners, backing it up with seven aces.
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