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David Goffin wins the BW Open after a strong performance in the final

At the age of 32, Goffin won his 8th Challenger success, the first since the Ethias Trophy in Mons in 2014. He had previously won at Le Gosier and Orléans in 2012, at Eskisehir in 2013, at Scheveningen, Poznan and Tampere in 2014. he current 50th in the world, who will progress to 41st place on Monday in the new ranking, completes a list of 6 ATP titles (Kitzbühel and Metz in 2014, Shenzhen and Tokyo 2017, Montpellier 2021 and Marrakech 2022). The 125 ATP points won this Sunday are his biggest gain since the 250 points granted on April 10 last year on the occasion of his victory in the final of the ATP 250 in Marrakech in Morocco.

The Liégeois immediately put the pressure on. Reading the Swede’s service very well, he seized the initial game (at the 6th break point) and confirmed to lead 2-0 then 3-1 at the scoreboard. Faced with a quick Ymer who returned everything from his baseline, Goffin varied his game as best he could, trying to draw his opponent to the net but he responded and equalized at 3-3. Goffin reacted in the best possible way and returned to the lead in the next game (4-3) and resumed two games ahead of his face-off (5-3). The Belgian N.1 concluded the first set with an excellent service game and an ace (6-4) after 48 minutes.

As he had himself recognized, David Goffin gained momentum throughout the week. Put in confidence by winning the first set, he did not release his pressure and again took the face-off from Ymer (1-0). The Scandinavian was forced to suffer the game of his very legged opponent. He was struggling to find solutions, took risks but was not paid after another break (3-0). At the change of sides, Ymer went to sit on the court rather than on his bench. No doubt he found a renewal of energy there. With nothing left to lose, he took all the risks and came back to 3-1, serve to follow. But against Goffin, it was not necessarily an advantage. The former world No.7 was “unplayable” and resumed his distance (4-1) before winning the victory.

Mikael Ymer, 69th in the world, who had to compete in qualifying after registering too late to appear in the final table, will console himself by reaching the best ranking of his career in 60th place on Monday.

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