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Goffin Enjoys Return To Gstaad As Play Gets Underway

Goffin Enjoys Return To Gstaad As Play Gets Underway

David Goffin enjoyed a ‘sweet’ return to Gstaad. The top seed at this week’s J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad visited a mini chalet in town Monday and tried a traditional dessert, meringue with double cream and berries, which met with his approval. Goffin, playing his second tournament since injuring his right ankle during Roland Garros, was pleased to continue his comeback at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, where he reached the final on his 2015 debut (l. to Thiem). “I'm happy to be back in Gstaad,” said the Belgian. “I'm trying to find my form and want to play as many matches as possible to get back to my level. It's important to be back in competition.”...

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Goffin Gets Promising News On Ankle Injury

David Goffin had plenty of people worried after suffering a freak ankle injury in his third-round match on Friday against Horacio Zeballos, but the early reports for a speedy recovery are already encouraging. "He had an MRI, and the news is reassuring," said Goffin's coach, Thierry Cleemput, who came to press in Goffin's absence. "There is no tearing of the ligaments and no bone that's been broken, either. That's the only thing we can say. We can't say much more. There is an edema, and in 48 hours we will see how things go on. "The doctors were incredible with him," he added. "They contacted David's doctor. They agree as to the procedure to follow, and we decided to have...

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Goffin Grinds In Rome; Ferrer Notches 700th Win

Goffin Grinds In Rome; Ferrer Notches 700th Win

It is a mark of an elite player to win, without playing well. Ninth seed David Goffin, who continues to shine on the ATP World Tour in 2017, did just that in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over the experienced Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Although Goffin broke for a 2-0 lead, the Belgian then lost six of the next seven games against the 2010 Rome semi-finalist, before taking control for his 29th match win of an impressive season. Goffin, runner-up in Sofia (l. to Dimitrov) and Rotterdam (l. to Tsonga) in February, will now await sixth seed Marin Cilic, who dropped only seven points on his first serve (28/35) to beat American Ryan Harrison 6-3,...

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