Belgian David Goffin reflects on his win against Juan Martin del Potro and looks ahead to the quarter-finals at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
David Goffin needed three sets to beat Italy’s Marco Cecchinato 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Tuesday. Goffin dropped six consecutive games from 5-1 in the opening set to trail the Gazprom Hungarian Open champion (d. Millman), but recovered well, winning 12 of the next 14 games to advance after two hours and four minutes. The World No. 10 improves both his record in the Italian capital, and his record on clay this season, to 8-3. In front of a packed crowd on Court Pietrangeli, Goffin began the match in top form. The 27-year-old broke in the first game with a successful foray into the net and appeared to be cruising as he attempted to convert set...
The last time Belgian David Goffin and Argentine Leonardo Mayer met in Rome, two years ago, the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up barely squeaked by, coming within two points of defeat and needing to escape an epic 18-point second-set tie-break before pulling away in a decider. The World No. 10 faced no such issues against Mayer on Monday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, ousting the 30-year-old 6-1, 6-2 in 62 minutes. It is the 60th tour-level clay-court win of Goffin’s career, and the fourth time in as many appearances that he has gotten through his first-round match at the Foro Italico. Goffin has enjoyed success in Italy over the past three years, advancing to at least the Round of 16...
