<p>The fighting spirit shone through in Sumit Nagal&rsquo;s dream Grand Slam debut as he took a set off the iconic Roger Federer before fizzling out at the US Open, here. Only Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni have managed to win a set in a Grand Slam main draw before Nagal, in the last two decades. Nagal, who made the main draw through qualifying, returns from the US Open not only richer by USD 58,000 but also with the experience of what it takes to compete at the biggest stage.</p><p>The Indian stunned the crowd by breaking Federer&rsquo;s serve in the third game with the Swiss committing a double fault on the second breakpoint. While a &ldquo;rusty&rdquo; Federer was still measuring up his newest rival, ranked 190 in the ATP charts, Nagal, with his deep returns, was setting up winners &mdash; some eye-catching inside-out forehands. While many would not have expected such a sight, Nagal further shocked the crowd when he broke Federer for the second time and served out the set after being down 0-30. Hitting deep returns and going for his shots fearlessly and not allowing Federer to come on to the net were key to Nagal&rsquo;s first-set exploits even as the Swiss struggled to contain his unforced errors. Federer had 19 unforced errors to 9 of Nagal in the opener.</p>

Nagal Loses, But Not Without Making Federer Sweat

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