Qualifier Norbert Gombos recorded the biggest win of his career on Tuesday at the Rolex Paris Masters and ended David Goffin’s chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals.
Gombos saved three set points in the second-set tie-break en route and outfought eighth seed Goffin 6-4, 7-6(6) over one hour and 36 minutes. The Slovakian, who booked a place in the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time, will next play another Nitto ATP Finals hope, ninth seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, or Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
Gombos saved four break points at 2-2 in the first set and began to dictate with aggressive groundstrokes. The 39-minute opener, which ended with three straight service breaks, finished when Goffin hit a forehand long.
The Belgian regrouped and came within one point of a 5-2 advantage in the second set, but Gombos rallied to win 10 of the next 13 points to put pressure back on the shoulders of the World No. 14. Goffin held firm and in the tie-break held three set points at 6/3, but three consecutive groundstroke errors put Gombos in the ascendancy. The 30-year-old wrapped up his seventh tour-level win of the year when Goffin over-hit a forehand — his 46th unforced error.
Goffin, who is currently No. 14 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, drops to a 12-11 match record in 2020.
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