Not content to rest on his laurels, David Goffin knows it is all still to play for at the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday after his upset of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in his opening match. While acknowledging that the Spaniard wasn’t at his physical best, the Belgian’s confidence will be sky-high when he takes on No. 6 seed Grigor Dimitrov in Group Pete Sampras. Semi-final berths are up for grabs. Should Goffin back up his defeat of Nadal with a straight-sets result over the Bulgarian, he will automatically qualify. If he prevails in three sets, he will need Pablo Carreno Busta to defeat Dominic Thiem. If Dimitrov wins, regardless of the score, he will qualify for Saturday’s semi-final....
David Goffin claimed the biggest victory of his career on Monday night, upsetting World No. 1 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 to start his 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. The seventh seed overcame seeing four match points come and go in the second set, as Nadal saved them all on his racquet – 4-5, 30/40 and three consecutively from 0/40, 5-6 down. The Belgian pressured the Spaniard's serve, but the World No. 1 played aggressively each time, including at 15/40, 5-6, when he smacked a 93 mph crosscourt backhand winner. In the third set, however, Goffin's persistence paid off. Serving for the match, he hit an ace down the T, his 14th ace of the match. “It's the best win of...
David Goffin talks about his first victory at the season finale, which came in a three-set battle against Rafael Nadal. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
Watch highlights as David Goffin battles past Rafael Nadal in a three-set thriller in London at the Nitto ATP Finals. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Watch live tennis on TennisTV.com.
Rafael Nadal and David Goffin look ahead to their first round-robin match at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. Watch the Nitto ATP Finals live on TennisTV.com.
