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...
David Goffin, the 5’11” No. 11 seed, will take on big-serving 6’11” goliath and No. 20 seed Ivo Karlovic for the first time on Saturday in the Australian Open third round. Goffin cruised past 38-year-old qualifier Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-0, 6-3, converting seven of his 13 break point opportunities. The 37-year-old Karlovic struck 19 aces (now 94 for the tournament) in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Australian wild card Andrew Whittington to reach the third round for the third time (also 2008, 2012). Eighth seed Dominic Thiem was made to work for his 6-2, 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-4 second-round victory against Jordan Thompson, the Australian wild card, on Thursday at Melbourne Park. The Austrian could not convert his first match...
Garanti Koza Sofia Open announced on Thursday the participation of Belgian David Goffin, No. 11 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, in the second edition of the tournament. Goffin has won two ATP World Tour titles. In 2016 he marched to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and played a match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. In 2016 the Belgian also reached the final in Tokyo and played back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals at Indian Wells and Miami. “I am looking forward to playing in Sofia,” Goffin said. “I had my best year in 2016, and I would like to start the next season at the same level. I am also looking forward to seeing the...
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals debutant David Goffin prevails in a pulsating point against defending champion Novak Djokovic having struck this Hot Shot. Watch live matches at TennisTV.com.