It is proving to be another Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters to remember for David Goffin. The Belgian upset Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6(7) on Thursday to advance to his third quarter-final in the Principality.
Goffin recovered from set point down at 6/7 in the second-set tie-break and saved all six break points he faced to book his place in the last eight after one hour and 51 minutes. The 11th seed had lost his two previous clay-court meetings against Zverev in three sets, but he held his nerve to reach his 12th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. Goffin is now tied at 2-2 in his ATP Head2Head series against Zverev.
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The 30-year-old neutralised Zverev’s serve and attacked the German’s backhand to clinch the only break of the match at 3-3 in the first set. In a dramatic second-set tie-break, Goffin’s forehand proved to be the difference. The Belgian raced to a 6/2 lead and, despite dropping five straight points, he used his forehand to rush his opponent and clinch victory.
The former Top 10 star will attempt to match his best result at the tournament when he faces Daniel Evans, who upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, in the quarter-finals. Four years ago, Goffin beat Djokovic and Dominic Thiem in back-to-back matches to reach the semi-finals at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Zverev was bidding to reach his third quarter-final of the season. The German owns a 10-6 record this year, highlighted by his run to the Acapulco trophy in March.
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