India's Sumit Nagal drawn one stage nearer to his first-ever Grand slam appearance with a hard-battled prevail upon Peter Polansky in the second round of the US Open qualifiers.
Nagal, put under the most favorable conditions 190, knocked out the 192nd positioned Canadian 7-5 7-6 (0) in two hours eight minutes on Thursday night in the men's singles qualifiers.
The Indian started the match on an assaulting note, breaking Polansky in the second game to take a mid-2-0 lead yet then neglected to hold his serve twice, giving back the advantage to the Canadian.
Be that as it may, Nagal battled back to break Polansky twice to take the first set.
The second set followed in a comparative example with Nagal drawing the first blood however Polanksy dug out from a deficit to crush spirit the Indian.
The set went to tie break with Nagal holding his nerve to rise successfully.
The 22-year-old from Haryana will currently take on Brazil's Joao Menezes, who is positioned 210, in the final qualifying round later in the day.
A year ago, he had contended in the qualifiers of the Australian Open, the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships yet couldn't enroll a solitary success.
This is Nagal's first endeavor at making the Grand Slam singles main draw this season which he delighted in impressive achievement and broke into the best 200.
Meanwhile, India's top singles players Prajnesh Gunneswaran got an intense draw as he is facing fifth seed and Cincinnati Open hero Daniil Medvedev in the first round.
