{"id":2151473,"date":"2024-01-17T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-nagal-guaranteed-big-payday-after-stunning-win-in-melbourne\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:21:24","slug":"indias-nagal-guaranteed-big-payday-after-stunning-win-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-nagal-guaranteed-big-payday-after-stunning-win-in-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagal&#8217;s incredible victory in Melbourne ensures a lucrative payday in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findias-nagal-guaranteed-big-payday-after-stunning-win-in-melbourne%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2151473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>January 16, 2024 \u2013 3:00 AM PST<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">India\u2019s Sumit\u2063 Nagal in action \u2062during his first round\u2063 match against Kazakhstan\u2019s Alexander Bublik REUTERS\/Ciro De\u200c Luca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MELBOURNE (Reuters) \u2013<\/strong> Sumit\u200c Nagal, \u2064India\u2019s top-ranked singles player, was left with less than a thousand dollars in his bank account at one point last \u2063year so it was no surprise he was beaming on \u2063Tuesday after ensuring a bumper payday \u200dat the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The world number 137 had \u200dbattled his way through three rounds of qualifying and in the first round proper guaranteed \u200dhimself a cheque for at least A$180,000 ($119,016) by stunning\u200b 31st \u200dseed Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-2 7-6(5) on a rowdy\u200c Court Six.<\/p>\n<p>It was\u200d the biggest win \u200dof \u200chis career and he became the first Indian man in 35 years \u2064to beat a seeded player \u2063in a\u2062 Grand Slam singles\u200d draw, matching Ramesh Krishnan\u2019s \u2063feat in ousting defending champion \u2063Mats Wilander at\u200d Melbourne Park in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m \u200bnot crying right now but at the same time it hasn\u2019t \u2062completely sunk in,\u201d the 26-year-old told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese moments you\u2019ll go through as an athlete. \u200dSometimes you have a\u200c good year, \u2064sometimes a \u2063bad one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year was probably one\u2062 of the best years \u2026 (from\u2063 having only) 900 euros, not getting into \u200cevents\u200d for the first few months and relying on wild cards \u2026 to finishing inside the \u2062top 130.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom where I started, \u200dI was pretty proud of myself to be able\u200c to give myself another chance to be here, to qualify and play a second \u200dround. It\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like most children growing up in India, Haryana-born Nagal\u200d wanted to\u200b be\u200b a cricketer but \u200dit \u200dwas his teacher father who insisted he swap bat and ball for \u2062a racket.<\/p>\n<p>He famously took a set off Roger Federer\u200b in \u200ca first-round \u200closs at the 2019 U.S. Open on his Grand Slam main draw\u200c debut and \u200breached the second round the following\u2062 year before losing to eventual champion Dominic Thiem.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian, who\u200b trains in\u2063 Germany, endured a tough time with injury and had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-legend-scott-hall-to-be-taken-off-life-support\/\" title=\"WWE Legend Scott Hall to be Taken Off Life Support\">hip surgery<\/a> \u200din 2021 but battled \u2064back and captured two\u2063 challenger titles last year to climb into top 150.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked very \u200dhard with my team and I\u2019m\u2062 proud of myself to be able to handle the things I\u2019m going through and\u200b be able\u2064 to perform the way I want to,\u201d Nagal said.<\/p>\n<p>The eyes of the world\u2019s two most populous nations will be on Nagal when he takes on China\u2019s Shang Juncheng in \u200cthe next \u200dround but the Indian\u2064 is not \u200cdwelling on the match too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to go through this moment, take my time, enjoy being with my \u2062coach and have a conversation,\u201d Nagal said. \u201cMaybe eat\u200c a burger and call it a night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>($1=0.9163 euros)<\/p>\n<p>($1=1.5124 Australian dollars)<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Melbourne Editing by Christian Radnedge<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t<strong>Share this post!<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>German\u2064 Farmers give the finger to the World Economic Forum and Klaus Schwab while E. 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Therefore, it was no surprise that he was\u2063 beaming with\u200d joy on Tuesday after securing\u2063 a significant payday at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p>Nagal fought his way through three rounds of qualifying\u2063 and, in the first round proper, guaranteed himself a minimum prize\u2064 money of A$180,000 \u2064($119,016) by stunning the 31st seed Alexander Bublik with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(5) victory on a rowdy Court Six.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d victory marked the biggest achievement of Nagal&#8217;s career, making \u200chim the first Indian\u200d man in 35 years to defeat a seeded player in a Grand Slam singles draw since\u200c Ramesh Krishnan&#8217;s win over defending champion Mats Wilander at Melbourne Park in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, I&#8217;m not crying right now, \u2062but at the same time, it\u2063 hasn&#8217;t completely sunk in,&#8221;\u2064 the 26-year-old told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These moments are part of an\u2064 athlete&#8217;s\u2063 journey. Sometimes you have a good year, sometimes a bad one,&#8221; Nagal explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year was probably one of the best years&#8230; from having only 900 euros and not getting into events for the first few months, to relying on wild cards, and finally finishing inside the top 130,&#8221; \u200dhe added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From\u2063 where I started,\u200d I was pretty proud of myself to be \u200dable to give myself another chance to \u2062be here, to \u200cqualify and play a second round. It&#8217;s a good feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like many children growing up in India, Nagal initially aspired to be a cricketer. However, it was \u200chis teacher \u2062father who insisted \u2062he switch from bat and ball to a racket.<\/p>\n<p>Nagal gained international attention when he won a set against Roger Federer in a\u2063 first-round loss at the 2019 U.S. Open,\u200b marking\u2062 his Grand Slam main draw debut. He also reached the second round the following year before losing to eventual champion Dominic Thiem.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian player, who trains in \u200cGermany, faced a\u2063 difficult\u2064 period\u2064 due to injury and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kris-jenner-said-it-would-be-a-great-idea-to-be-cremated-and-made-into-necklaces-for-her-children\/\" title=\"Kris Jenner Said It Would Be A \u2018Great Idea\u2019 To Be Cremated And Made into Necklaces For Her Children\">underwent hip surgery<\/a> in 2021. However, he battled back and captured two challenger\u2064 titles last year, elevating him into the\u200b top 150.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve\u200b worked very hard with my team, and I&#8217;m \u200dproud of myself to be able to handle the things\u2063 I&#8217;m going through and perform the way I want to,&#8221; Nagal expressed.<\/p>\n<p>The eyes of the world&#8217;s two most populous nations \u200dwill be on Nagal as he faces\u200c China&#8217;s Shang Juncheng in\u200d the next round. However, the Indian athlete is not overly fixating on the upcoming match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want \u2063to go through this moment, take my time, enjoy being with my coach, and have\u200c a conversation. Maybe eat a burger and\u2064 call it a night,&#8221; Nagal concluded.<\/p>\n<p>($1=0.9163 euros)<\/p>\n<p>($1=1.5124 Australian dollars)<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Shrivathsa \u2063Sridhar \u2063in Melbourne; Editing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That he had to rely on financial support from his family and sponsors. 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