Living in a bio-bubble is not easy for anyone, rank doesn’t matter: Sumit Nagal | Tennis News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Tennis participant Sumit Nagal on Tuesday stated that residing in a bio-bubble is not easy for any participant, and the scenario can get taxing if the scenario continues for longer.
He additionally stated that he can perceive some gamers pulling out of Grand Slams going forward as they wish to spend some extra time with their households quite than being locked in a bio-bubble.
“It is different for each player. There are players who are a little older and who have families, probably got kids coming into the tennis tournament, when they come to play a tournament, probably they would want to visit the city and go out. I can understand those types of players pulling out of Grand Slams, I do not think it is easy, you can do it for a time frame but to do it for eight-nine months, it is not easy. I believe it is not easy for anyone, irrespective of his rank,” stated Nagal whereas replying to an ANI question throughout a digital press convention.
For a while, tennis has been dominated by the ‘Big Three’ — Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal, however lastly a star outdoors the Big Three managed to win a Grand Slam as Dominic Theim lifted the US Open title in 2020.
On being requested by ANI whether or not we might count on gamers outdoors the Big Three to win extra Grand Slams going forward, Nagal stated: “Tennis is a sport where anything can happen, to me if someone wins from the Top 3, it would not be a surprise as well.”
On his preparation for the Australian Open, Nagal stated: “It is the same situation for everyone, for me, I would have liked to play some more tournaments, but unfortunately I had to end my last season a month earlier. There is nothing I can change, I am trying to practice as much as possible. I have a gut feeling that I am going to play someone who is ranked in the top-ten. I think I was lucky enough that our flight had no Covid cases, I would call myself lucky that I got to practice or be out of my room for five hours a day.”
Some tennis gamers have been requested to be in exhausting quarantine earlier than the Australian Open in Melbourne as their flights resulted in some optimistic COVID-19 instances. However, Nagal opined that gamers who have been in strict quarantine would not be at any drawback as there is nonetheless one week earlier than the Australian Open begins.
“I do not think that players who were in strict quarantine will be at disadvantage, everyone is going to have a week before the Australian Open starts. They are going to have eight-nine days, they are going to catch up. They also have first priority to everything, which is fair enough, nobody is questioning about that,” stated Nagal.
Nagal has performed towards the likes of Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem in the previous. The Indian tennis star believes that he has learnt a lot by enjoying towards the highest gamers in the world and he wish to play in the identical method Thiem does.
“To try to match what Federer does is very difficult. What I learnt from him is how he understands himself and how he reads the game. He will never make the same mistake twice, I felt that I learnt more when I played against Dominic Thiem. I would like to play the way Thiem plays, he is serving very smart, he has got a good forehand, I would love to have that in my game,” stated Nagal.
On Monday, Nagal did not get off to a super begin in 2021 as he confronted a gap spherical defeat in the Murray River Open. He misplaced in straight units 2-6, 2-6 to Ricardas Berankis.
Now, the Indian star can be seen in the Australian Open.
He additionally stated that he can perceive some gamers pulling out of Grand Slams going forward as they wish to spend some extra time with their households quite than being locked in a bio-bubble.
“It is different for each player. There are players who are a little older and who have families, probably got kids coming into the tennis tournament, when they come to play a tournament, probably they would want to visit the city and go out. I can understand those types of players pulling out of Grand Slams, I do not think it is easy, you can do it for a time frame but to do it for eight-nine months, it is not easy. I believe it is not easy for anyone, irrespective of his rank,” stated Nagal whereas replying to an ANI question throughout a digital press convention.
For a while, tennis has been dominated by the ‘Big Three’ — Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal, however lastly a star outdoors the Big Three managed to win a Grand Slam as Dominic Theim lifted the US Open title in 2020.
On being requested by ANI whether or not we might count on gamers outdoors the Big Three to win extra Grand Slams going forward, Nagal stated: “Tennis is a sport where anything can happen, to me if someone wins from the Top 3, it would not be a surprise as well.”
On his preparation for the Australian Open, Nagal stated: “It is the same situation for everyone, for me, I would have liked to play some more tournaments, but unfortunately I had to end my last season a month earlier. There is nothing I can change, I am trying to practice as much as possible. I have a gut feeling that I am going to play someone who is ranked in the top-ten. I think I was lucky enough that our flight had no Covid cases, I would call myself lucky that I got to practice or be out of my room for five hours a day.”
Some tennis gamers have been requested to be in exhausting quarantine earlier than the Australian Open in Melbourne as their flights resulted in some optimistic COVID-19 instances. However, Nagal opined that gamers who have been in strict quarantine would not be at any drawback as there is nonetheless one week earlier than the Australian Open begins.
“I do not think that players who were in strict quarantine will be at disadvantage, everyone is going to have a week before the Australian Open starts. They are going to have eight-nine days, they are going to catch up. They also have first priority to everything, which is fair enough, nobody is questioning about that,” stated Nagal.
Nagal has performed towards the likes of Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem in the previous. The Indian tennis star believes that he has learnt a lot by enjoying towards the highest gamers in the world and he wish to play in the identical method Thiem does.
“To try to match what Federer does is very difficult. What I learnt from him is how he understands himself and how he reads the game. He will never make the same mistake twice, I felt that I learnt more when I played against Dominic Thiem. I would like to play the way Thiem plays, he is serving very smart, he has got a good forehand, I would love to have that in my game,” stated Nagal.
On Monday, Nagal did not get off to a super begin in 2021 as he confronted a gap spherical defeat in the Murray River Open. He misplaced in straight units 2-6, 2-6 to Ricardas Berankis.
Now, the Indian star can be seen in the Australian Open.
