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Patna : Sumit Nagal, 23, India, crashed out of US Open tennis tournament losing to 2nd seed Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, in straight sets in second round at New York City, New York, USA, on September 3, 2020, late night. Thiem beat Nagal 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to march into the third round.
Thiem won 7 break points in the match to 2 by the Indian. Thiem created 15 break point opportunities and converted 7 of them. Nagal created 8 break point opportunities but could convert only two. The Austrian also fired 7 Aces in the match to just one by Nagal. Thiem won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by Nagal.
The Austrian will face 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, 31, Croatia, the 31st seed, in third round. Cilic, who had reached Australian Open Final in 2018 and Wimbledon Final in 2017, defeated Norbert Gombos, 30, Slovakia, in 2nd round in four-sets 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5. Cilic hammered 17 Aces in the match to 10 by Gombos. Both the players won 4 break points each in the match.