Veteran Leander Paes on Friday said Sumit Nagal's real challenge lies in sustaining his recent performance, which has me world sit up and take te. Nagal h me helines after his spirited fight against legendary Roger Federer in first round of US Open.

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Paes hails Nagal's valiant efforts

"It was a fantastic performance. I have seen Sumit for many years w. Even before he won junior Wimbledon doubles, I h worked with him in Cana," Paes told reporters.

Olympic bronze medallist was in Mumbai to promote 'Tennis Premier League', in which he co-owns a team."... t just that his backhand strokes which are so nice, t just that his legs which are so powerful, I felt he h tremendous talent. real challenge for Sumit is going to be to sustain that quality performance," he ded. Paes said he was pleased to see manner in which Nagal handled himself against a great like Federer."To qualify for US Open is fantastic, I have been re myself, to see him do that and to see him play Roger Federer on main court is a very daunting task and I thought he handled himself very well."

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Paes also showers praises on Ramkumar Ramanathan

multiple-time Grand Slam winner in doubles, Paes also lavished praise on Ramkumar Ramanathan.

"Likewise if you see his contemporaries like Ramkumar Ramanathan, he h a great run in Newport (Hall of Fame Classic grass-court tournament) last year when he got into final and should have won final but lost to Steve Johnson.
 

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"Ram has h some good results in challengers, h some decent results in 250s, he did really well in Maharashtra Open where he played against Marin Cilic. "Likewise you see Prajnesh (Gunneswaran), tally lefty, big serve, he's also developing well and h some really good results. For all se boys, consistency of ir performance is really call of day. "Giving examples of successful leagues like IPL and ISL in cricket and football, Paes said that this year Indian Davis Cup players have agreed to play in Tennis Premier League (TPL), which will be held here. 

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