David Goffin, the No. 11 seed, moved into his first Australian Open quarter-final on Monday, scoring a hard-fought 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2 win in Melbourne over eighth seed Dominic Thiem. The win marked a repeat victory for the Belgian, who also defeated Thiem in the third-round of the 2016 Australian Open. Goffin improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry against Thiem to 5-3. “I’m tired, but feeling so happy. It was a really good match,” said Goffin. “I’m so happy that I found my way to find a solution in the second set. I served really well and then played two really good sets in the third and fourth.” Next up for Goffin is No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov, who beat...
A LOOK BACK Koblenz Open (Koblenz, Germany): Belgian Ruben Bemelmans started off his season on a high note by prevailing in a tight final over German qualifier Nils Langer, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(0). “I felt great on court from the first match,” said Bemelmans. “I love playing indoors and Koblenz is close to my home, so it gives a good feeling if your family can come and watch.” Bemelmans finished 2016 strongly by finishing runner-up in November at U.S. Challengers in Charlottesville and Champaign. He has already improved his Emirates ATP Ranking by nearly 60 spots since this past November and his win in Koblenz will push him back inside the Top 150. “I ended last year really good and now...
Watch highlights of Stan Wawrinka beating Andreas Seppi to reach the 2017 Australian Open semi-finals. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Getty Images photo.
Watch highlights of top seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert moving into the doubles quarter-finals at the 2017 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Getty Images photo.