Indian Tennis star Sumit Nagal who has been awarded a wild card for next week’s Australian Open has targetted the Indian Badminton Federation and said that the country needs a proper structure to create top tennis players.
“We have a long way to go. We need a structure, first. I think you must have heard a lot of people say that we don’t have a structure in India right now where we can create players who can perform at a high level,” said Nagal when asked about when India would produce players who could break into the world’s top 10 in singles, in a virtual interaction with the media.
Nagal is confident of making into the top 10 of the Australian Open, starting February 8.
“I was talking about this with my coach last [Monday] night and I have a feeling that I will play a top-10 player. It’s my gut feeling. Let’s see what happens,” he said.
Sumit Nagal faced Dominic Thiem, the world No.3 from Austrian and Swiss star Roger Federer in his last two outings at the US Open.
