David Goffin

In his first round, he faced world no. 27 and 23rd seed for men's singles Radek Štěpánek and beat him in five sets.

The second round saw Goffin take on French veteran player Arnaud Clément (who was playing his last French Open) whom he beat in five sets in a match postponed due to rain at a score of 5–1 the previous day.

David Goffin (born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player.

His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7. He is the first Belgian man to be ranked in the top 10 and currently the No. 1 Belgian.

Goffin then beat Łukasz Kubot in the third round to become the first lucky loser to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam since compatriot Dick Norman at Wimbledon 1995.

Goffin was eventually eliminated by third seed Roger Federer, but not before managing to win the first set.

As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 76–40, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior combined world rankings in July 2008.

He took part in only two junior slams, losing in the second round of the French Open and the first round of Wimbledon in 2008.

Throughout the 2009 season, Goffin played Futures and Challenger tournaments.

His best result of the year came when he qualified for Todi, Italy.

He won four consecutive matches after qualification, eventually succumbing to Simon Greul, ranked No. 84, in a semifinal in straight sets.

In 2010, Goffin played Futures and Challenger tournaments throughout the year with varying results.

He finished the year ranked No. 233.

Then, in the second round, he beat Jesse Levine to advance to the third round, where he ultimately lost to the resurgent 10th seed Mardy Fish.

Goffin won his first match on the ATP tour at the 2011 Chennai open, defeating India's No. 1, Somdev Devvarman.

He lost in the second round to Stanislas Wawrinka.

He received one of the wild cards for Wimbledon, and in the first round he beat 20th seed and 2011 quarterfinalist Bernard Tomic.

Goffin's breakthrough came at the 2012 French Open, where he was a lucky loser making his major debut.

He reached the fourth round before losing to Roger Federer in four sets.

In 2012, he reached the quarterfinals of an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the 2012 Chennai Open, after defeating top-50 countryman Xavier Malisse and Andreas Beck.

At the French Open 2012, though he did not win in the last qualifying round of the qualifications, he entered the tournament's main draw as a lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of Gaël Monfils.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round of the men's singles to Juan Mónaco.

At the US Open, he entered the main draw, but lost in the first round to world no. 7, sixth seed, and eventually semifinalist at the tournament Tomáš Berdych.

He then won two singles matches to secure Belgium a place in the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.

Goffin started the season by making his debut at the 2013 Brisbane International.

He defeated wildcard (and crowd favourite) Matthew Ebden, before losing to seventh seed Jürgen Melzer in the second round.

In the first round of the French Open, he faced then-No.

1, Novak Djokovic.

Goffin has since reached four major quarterfinals, at the 2016 French Open, and the 2017 Australian Open, and the 2019 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships.

Goffin has won six ATP titles and reached nine other finals, most notably at the 2017 ATP Finals.

At the 2017 ATP Finals, Goffin defeated Dominic Thiem, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Roger Federer en route to the final where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov.

Goffin plays a baseline-oriented game, and he is considered to be an offensive baseliner, with accurate and powerful groundstrokes.

He has a good forehand, which he uses to good effect and to move opponents around the court, but his two-handed backhand is his strongest shot, particularly down-the-line.

It is considered to be one of the best two-handers on tour.

Both wings are capable of producing winners.

He is also one of the best returners in the game, winning 53.9% of second serve return points in 2017.

He has a good serve, capable of reaching 125 mph. He is an excellent mover around the court as well, and also excellent at retrieving tricky balls.

He is solid at the net, but this isn't one of his major assets.

Goffin is sponsored by Wilson for his racquets and Asics for his clothing and footwear.

He uses the Wilson Blade 98 18x20 Countervail racquet.