India doubles player Rohan Bopanna, and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig have made it to the pre-quarters of the US Open 2021 on Sunday. Bopanna is the lone surviving Indian in the competition after the likes of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina crashed out in their women's doubles matches.

Despite becoming a household name following his Grand Slam debut against Roger Federer, Sumit Nagal has struggled to get new sponsorships and has for support to stay afloat. Latest ATP rankings have made Nagal India’s second highest-ranked tennis player as he leapfrogged Ramkumar Ramanathan.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran was still India’s biggest hope in the US Open despite Sumit Nagal playing the legendary Roger Federer in the other first-round match. However, the Indian top-ranked tennis player couldn’t do much either as he lost in straight sets to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev on Monday.

India’s Sumit Nagal had his dream debut in the US Open against the legendary Roger Federer on Tuesday as the youngster showed grit and quality to take a break off the former World No.1. However, despite the strong fight, his inexperience finally got the better of him as he lost in four sets.