Off pace worked off the charts for David Goffin at The O2 on Friday afternoon. Goffin defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-1 at the Nitto ATP Finals to advance to the semi-final stage of the season finale against Roger Federer on Saturday. Read & Watch Match Report It actually started badly for Goffin, who found himself struggling at 0-3, 0/15 in the early stages of the match. The Belgian then went on a tear, winning 15 straight points to shock Thiem and light up the packed house in London. How did Goffin do it? By delivering a steady of diet of exactly what Thiem didn’t like to devour - slower balls that completely disrupted Thiem’s rhythm and timing. Quite simply, Thiem...
David Goffin is having one of the best runs of his career this week at the Nitto ATP Finals. Four days after beating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the seventh seed upset No. 4 Dominic Thiem on Friday 6-4, 6-1 in only 72 minutes. Now the Belgian first-year qualifier will play six-time champion Roger Federer on Saturday for a place in the title match of the Nitto ATP Finals. “I have nothing to lose,” Goffin said. “He's playing so well.” The 26-year-old became the fourth and final player to reach the semi-finals of the season finale. Goffin finished second in Group Pete Sampras, behind group winner Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Federer won Group Boris Becker, and American Jack Sock reached...
Watch highlights as David Goffin defeats Dominic Thiem to eliminate the Austrian from semi-final contention and earn his spot in the final four, where he will play Roger Federer on Saturday. Alternates Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic also defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
David Goffin reacts to beating Dominic Thiem on Friday for a semi-final against Roger Federer at the Nitto ATP Finals. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
Six days. Nine players. 24 singles matches by Friday’s end. And the fourth spot in the semi-finals of the season finale will come down to one match in Group Pete Sampras between fourth-seeded Dominic Thiem and seventh-seeded David Goffin on Friday afternoon. There will be no counting sets or games involved — the winner moves on, and the loser goes home. Both Thiem and Goffin have one victory each at this Nitto ATP Finals, and the winner between them will earn a semi-final clash against second-seeded Roger Federer, who finished with a perfect record in round-robin play on Thursday. Perhaps that is why Thiem was so excited after his victory on Wednesday evening against Pablo Carreno Busta. “I'm very happy...
