Roger Federer did not get off to an ideal start to his pursuit of a sixth US Open title Monday evening. But the third seed has righted his ship, evening his first-round match against Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-1.
Nagal walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium Monday evening for his first Grand Slam main draw match without having ever earned a tour-level victory. But the 22-year-old has shown little fear against Federer, who made 19 unforced errors in losing the first set.
After staving off three deuces in the first game of the second set, the 38-year-old battled hard to gain in advantage, converting his fourth break point of the next game to take the lead. Federer quickly extended his lead to 5-0, before clinching the 42-minute set when Nagal launched a forehand long.
Federer had lost a set in his first-round match at the US Open just once since 2003 (2017 vs. Tiafoe). The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not fallen in the opening round at a Grand Slam since 2003 Roland Garros.
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