Roger Federer defeats Sumit Nagal at US Open: “I think trying to forget the first set is never easy”

Roger Federer gave India’s Sumit Nagal a harsh introduction to Grand Slam tennis. The five-time champion beat Nagal 4-6, -1, 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes. "I think trying to forget the first set is never easy I guess in a first-round, under the lights. People expect a different result. I expect something else," Federer said. "I just wanted to pick up my game really, start to play better. I was able to do that. That was a relief, going up 3-Love in the second set, realising that it is on my racquet." Federer has now won his first-round match in 62 straight major appearances. In the second round, the 20-time Grand Slam winner will face Dami Dzumhur from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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