There are only a few details left to work out for David Goffin before entering the competition at Roland Garros., second Grand Slam of the season. In the first round, the Liege will once again be opposed to an Italian. Last year, the Belgian N.1 bowed to the phenomenon Jannik Sinner. In 2021, another transalpine teenager awaits him with a firm footing: Lorenzo Musetti, 19 years old and 76th worldwide.
“He is a very gifted and talented player”, commented Goffin (ATP 13) at a press conference. “He is young but already physically gifted. He is a player who is quite comfortable on clay. We will have to play faster than him to bore him because if he has time, he will be in an armchair. With the recklessness of his age, he’s going to be hard to play. I will try to play the best tennis possible. When I can cut corners and take the balls early, I can bore that kind of player. It will also take a lot of concentration. “
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This first match will therefore be far from being a walk in the park for a ‘Goff’ in search of confidence. The Belgian comes out of a tournament in Lyon where he was beaten on entry by the Slovenian Aljaz Body (ATP 59) and a tournament in Rome where he was swept in the second round by the Argentinian Federico Delbonis (ATP 64). Goffin, who had suffered from adductors in Barcelona, nevertheless claims to have found good feelings while preparing for this tournament.
I’m not yet at the stage where my game is in place
“After the match in Lyon, we worked really well. We tried to do a good preparation for the tournament. I feel better on the court and I feel more confident in training. The training sessions have been good the last few days “, explained Goffin who trained with Roger Federer this Friday.
Confidence, rigor, relaxation: here are the keywords identified by the Liege to make a good tournament. “In training, everything is going well. I have to continue on this path to find this relaxation and this footwork that allows you to play for a long time and with good intensity. I did not manage to string together the right matches these lately. It’s as if I caught the right feeling over the meetings. It boosted my confidence but each time, there is this little game that puts doubts in my head. I now hope to find this fluidity again. in my game and be able to chain matches to gain confidence. For the moment, I have not reached a stage where my game is in place. I am in a period where I do things rigorously so that my game becomes small by a little more fluid and relaxed. It will require an attitude, good intentions and this desire to hang on to each match “, concluded Goffin who did not specifically set a minimum goal in this tournament.
