Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal made history on Tuesday, becoming the first player from the country to beat a seeded player in the Australian Open since 1989.
Nagal defeated Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in the opening round, securing a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 win to enter the second round. While Nagal registered his name in history with the win, all of this might not have been possible without the support of Indian cricket star Virat Kohli, who first lent the tennis ace a helping hand in 2017.
In an interview with the Bombay Times, Nagal revealed how Kohli and his foundation backed him in times when he was left with just 6 dollars in his pocket. "Virat Kohli's foundation has been supporting me since 2017.
I haven't been performing well for the last two years and was facing a financial crisis. If I didn't have Virat Kohli supporting me, I don't know what I would have done," Nagal told Bombay Times. "Early this year (in 2019), when I was flying from Canada to Germany after a tournament, I had six dollars in my wallet...