The patience of David Goffin (ATP 114) will not have been rewarded… After three days of interminable waiting caused by the rain, the Liégeois was finally able to start his Challenger 175 in Turin on Friday morning. A start to the tournament crowned with success against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (ATP 114).
Fairly fair and solid on his serve (ten aces in total), the 33-year-old won in two sets (7-5, 6-4) and 1h32 of play. A fairly short meeting which sounded like good news . And for good reason. Due to the delay in organizing the event, Goffin was forced to continue in the evening.
Surreal: David Goffin has been waiting for three days to play at the Turin Challenger
A few hours later, the Belgian number 2 was on Center Court to play his second round against the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 29).
The No. 1 seed was a big chunk. Never, in two confrontations, has the native of Rocourt managed to win. But his good performance this morning and the state of form of his opponent represented two reasons to believe in it.
Wearing a pair of pink sneakers – perhaps a nod to his future fatherhood? – Goffin was also the first to break, leading the proceedings 3 games to 2 in the initial round. Unfortunately, a few inaccuracies and a bit of haste on the part of the Belgian allowed the stage local to pocket the opening set.
The second will not be more favorable to him. Far from being on the street, the citizen of Monaco generally missed too many opportunities (two break points converted out of seven) and sometimes made big mistakes. Despite a jolt at the end of the game to get back to 4-4, he lost 6-4, 6-3 in 1h34.
Finally some good news for David Goffin: he will become a father for the first time
He will have to go through qualifying at Wimbledon
The consequences of this defeat in the second round of the Challenger 175 in Turin go beyond the simple Piedmontese competition: it is this Monday, May 20 that the list of entries for the main draw of Wimbledon (July 1 to 14) must fall. A list where Goffin’s name will not appear. Virtually 115th in the world, it would take a miracle (more precisely a gigantic cascade of packages) for him to join.
Goffin is now expected in Switzerland where he must begin qualifying for the ATP 250 in Geneva against the Italian Gianluca Mager (ATP 266). A tournament highlighted by the presence of Novak Djokovic (ATP 1). The Serbian has indeed accepted the third and last available invitation. His goal ? Perfect your condition in preparation for Roland-Garros (May 20 to June 9).
2024-05-17 18:25:00
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