David Goffin

[Damian]

Elsewhere, sixth-seeded Belgian David Goffin recorded his fourth straight win over Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-4, 6-0 in 62 minutes. He will now play France’s Jeremy Chardy in the second round.

“It was a good match with an early break,” said Goffin. “I returned really well and I was aggressive after returning serve. I started with a lot of confidence in the second set as I am playing and moving well.”

Goffin, who lifted the fifth ATP Tour trophy of his career on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier (d. Bautista Agut), has now won six matches in a row.

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Goffin's Confidence Soaring In Doha: 'I'm Feeling Great'

Spoiler:

The Belgian will play Fritz in the second round
David Goffin struggled at the end of 2020, losing his final five matches of the season, including his last 12 sets of the year. But the Belgian is off to a hot start in 2021, and that continued on Tuesday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

The sixth seed beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes to reach the second round in Doha. He will play American Taylor Fritz for a spot in the quarter-finals.

“I’m feeling great. I'm taking a lot of pleasure on the court. I'm feeling more relaxed, confident in my choices, [confident] with my serve. It's a huge difference,” Goffin said. “I'm serving well, returning well, I'm solid. I'm feeling sharp for the moment. It's great.”


At his best, Goffin has been one of the toughest baseliners on the ATP Tour. After winning his first title since 2017 last month in Montpellier, the Belgian’s confidence has soared.

“[It helps] a lot, because instead of going on the side on my groundstrokes, I just cut the angles,” Goffin said. “I’m more confident to cut the trajectory and go more for the line maybe, so I'm more aggressive. I think my opponents, they feel it. They feel more pressure. They feel that I'm more into the court in front of my baseline.”

Goffin hit eight aces and did not face a break point against Krajinovic, who beat the Belgian twice on hard courts in 2019. The sixth seed now leads their ATP Head2Head series 3-2.

“It was a really good match because Filip was playing well. I think he was feeling the ball well from the start. It was not easy. Then I had the first break, so it changed a lot [in] the match,” Goffin said. “I'm happy the way I'm feeling, moving, and playing on the court now.”

The top seed on Goffin’s half of the draw is Roger Federer. They cannot meet in a match until the semi-finals, but the friends already reunited on the practice courts in Doha.


World No. 14 Goffin will next play Fritz, whom he beat in three sets in their only previous meeting at the 2019 Western & Southern Open. Fritz defeated Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(5), 6-4 in the first round.

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David w Dubaju.

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Goffin Finishes In Style In Monte-Carlo

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David Goffin claimed the first win of this year’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday when he charged to the finish line to defeat Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 on Court Rainier III.

The Belgian converted six of the 18 break points he created to advance to the second round after two hours and 11 minutes. Goffin rallied from 0-3 down in the first set and benefitted from 52 Cilic unforced errors to improve his record at the Monte-Carlo Country Club to 11-7.

Goffin has regained the lead in his fiercely contested ATP Head2Head rivalry against Cilic. The 2017 semi-finalist owns a 5-4 record against Cilic and is now tied at 2-2 in clay meetings.

Goffin’s victory snapped a three-match losing streak for the 30-year-old, which dated back to last month’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. The 11th seed will face a qualifier for a place in the third round.

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David chyba zadowolony z powrotu na mączkę.

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Goffin Ousts Zverev In Monte-Carlo

Spoiler:

The Belgian will next face Evans
It is proving to be another Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters to remember for David Goffin. The Belgian upset Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6(7) on Thursday to advance to his third quarter-final in the Principality.

Goffin recovered from set point down at 6/7 in the second-set tie-break and saved all six break points he faced to book his place in the last eight after one hour and 51 minutes. The 11th seed had lost his two previous clay-court meetings against Zverev in three sets, but he held his nerve to reach his 12th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. Goffin is now tied at 2-2 in his ATP Head2Head series against Zverev.

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The 30-year-old neutralised Zverev’s serve and attacked the German’s backhand to clinch the only break of the match at 3-3 in the first set. In a dramatic second-set tie-break, Goffin’s forehand proved to be the difference. The Belgian raced to a 6/2 lead and, despite dropping five straight points, he used his forehand to rush his opponent and clinch victory.

The former Top 10 star will attempt to match his best result at the tournament when he faces Daniel Evans, who upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, in the quarter-finals. Four years ago, Goffin beat Djokovic and Dominic Thiem in back-to-back matches to reach the semi-finals at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.

Zverev was bidding to reach his third quarter-final of the season. The German owns a 10-6 record this year, highlighted by his run to the Acapulco trophy in March.

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ATP Monte Carlo 2021: 12. ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[11] David Goffin d. [5] Alexander Zverev 64 76(7)

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