Missed Opportunities: David Goffin’s Setback at the Challenger Tournament in Bergamo

Tennis can be a cruel sport. The final of the Challenger tournament in Bergamo, David Goffin should have won it a hundred times. But against Jack Draper (ATP 91), the Liégeois failed to seize the opportunities presented to him (1-6, 7-6, 6-3). Forgetting that our compatriot led 2-0 in the last round with chances to make it 3-0, one number will sum up his setback. The Briton transformed his three break points, the Liégeois had 19 times the opportunity to take his opponent’s service with only five successful breaks.

“It was a big fight,” declared our compatriot during the protocol ceremony. I had a great week. It’s a defeat that is not easy to take.”

The main draw in Melbourne not yet assured

In addition to doing good mentally, a second success this season, after his coronation at the Louvain-la-Neuve Challenger, would have allowed the Belgian number one to get a little closer to his end-of-year objective: to ensure his place in the main draw of the Australian Open which will be based on the ranking of December 4. Last year, the cut was at 101. Ideally, the Liégeois should therefore finish the 2023 season in the top 100 to avoid having to wait for withdrawals. Thanks to his final in Bergamo, David Goffin, who has no more points to defend in 2023, will have grabbed six places in the ATP ranking and will be 104th in the world this Monday. There are two tournaments left on his schedule to improve his status. This week he will compete in the Helsinki Challenger where he will face the Portuguese Nuno Borges (ATP 74). Then he signed up again for the Danderyd Challenger in Sweden.

2023-11-05 21:20:00
#David #Goffin #misses #chance #final #Bergamo #Challenger #defeat #easy