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Goffin advances, to play three-time champ Andujar

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In other action, 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up David Goffin made a good start to his clay-court season with a 6-2, 7-6(3) victory in the first round against qualifier Damir Dzumhur.

"It was not easy. I started really well getting an early break in the first. The first set was really good, 6-2 with some good groundstrokes, with serving well, really precise," Goffin said. "The second it was a little bit tougher. I started to serve a little bit some double faults, some missed first serves, so he had a chance to come in the rally more often and then he had time to go for more drop shots, to dictate a little bit more in the second.

"But at the end, even if I was a break down, I played well to come back in the set and with a solid tie-break, so I'm happy to have my first win on the clay in the first tournament of the year on clay. It gives me confidence for the next round."

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The Belgian will next play three-time champion Pablo Andujar, who defeated second seed Daniel Evans in his opener on Tuesday.

"He played a really good match yesterday against Dan Evans, the second seed," Goffin said. "He likes the conditions here, he likes the tournament, so I will have to play my best tennis for sure to have a chance to beat him. But it will be a good match and hopefully I will play my best tennis."

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Goffin Records 300th Win, Reaches Marrakech QFs

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David Goffin earned his 300th tour-level win Thursday, edging Spaniard Pablo Andujar 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech.

The Belgian’s first victory on Tour came back in January 2011, when he defeated Somdev Devvarman in the first round in Chennai. Since then, the 31-year-old has captured five tour-level titles and risen to a career-high No. 7 in the ATP Rankings.

In a hard-fought battle against three-time Marrakech champion Andujar, Goffin rallied as he found his range as the match went on, saving all three break points he faced in the third set to advance after two hours and 49 minutes.

“It was a typical clay-court match, with some breaks when serving for sets,” Goffin said in his post-match interview. “That is what I need at the beginning of the clay-court season. I am happy with the way I was able to stay calm after losing the first set. I continued to stay positive and stay calm and do my best and in the end I managed to turn it around.”


The World No. 74 now leads Andujar 3-1 in their ATP Head2Head series and will play Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in his second quarter-final of the season. Goffin also advanced to the last eight at the Sydney Tennis Classic in January, where he retired during his match against former World No. 1 Andy Murray.

“I am here to play tough matches so it will be another fight tomorrow and I will try to do my best,” Goffin added. “Hopefully I will be able to play another good match.

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Goffin got past Roberto Carballes Baena, 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-0, defeating the Spaniard for the second time in as many tournaments following his win in the Miami opening round. The former World No. 7 is through to his first ATP Tour semi-final in over a year, since he won the 2021 Montpellier title.

After coming back from a set down against Pablo Andujar to earn his 300th tour-level win on Thursday, Goffin kept that number ticking up with a repeat performance against Andujar's countryman.

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"It's already a good week but it's not over yet," said the Belgian. "We try to go for more. It's another long match against a Spaniard on the clay.

"I felt that today I had everything in my racquet to be aggressive and to make damage during the rallies," he assessed. "That's what I did at the beginning of the second set. It gave me some confidence to continue and to stay mentally in the match. When I won the second set with a good service game to finish it, it gave me even more confidence to start well in the third. And then I was just playing better and better."

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Resurgent Goffin Reaches Marrakech Final, First Of 2022

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The last time David Goffin reached an ATP Tour semi-final, he went on to win the Montpellier title last February. He's on track to repeat that feat at the Grand Prix Hassan II following a straightforward victory on Saturday in Marrakech.

The 31-year-old Belgian defeated Federico Coria, 6-3, 6-3, to reach the title match in his first clay tournament of the 2022 season. After a pair of gruelling three-set victories over Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Roberto Carballes Baena, Goffin was pleased to be off the court in one hour and 23 minutes, especially after dropping the first two games of the match.

"It was a short match, so it's good because the last two matches were more than two hours and 30 minutes," he said. "It was not easy. At the beginning I was a little bit nervous. The energy was a little bit down so I had to push myself to play better, to come back, to break back.

"After that, I started to feel more relaxed and my quality of ball was better, and then I started to play really well at the end of the first set."

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Both men saved a break point in consecutive games early in the second, with Goffin making the breakthrough in the eighth game of the stanza before serving it out. After losing his opening service game, Goffin held firm on serve for the rest of the match, saving all four break points he faced from that point.

"I managed to deal with my emotions at the end to finish the match so I'm happy to play another final, especially here, the first tournament on clay," said the Belgian. "I will give everything tomorrow."

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Sweet Revenge: Goffin Rallies Past Molcan For Marrakech Title

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Belgian defeats Molcan in three sets for the trophy
Revenge tasted sweet for David Goffin on Sunday.

In the first week of the season, Alex Molcan defeated the Belgian in straight sets. But in their second clash, Goffin rallied from a set and a break down to triumph 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and lift the Grand Prix Hassan II title.

“I’m very happy, proud of my week. It was not easy, a lot of tough matches,” Goffin said. “But at the end, I have my sixth title, here in Marrakech. It gives me a lot of happiness and confidence for the season on the clay.”


Molcan was in control of the championship match, serving at 6-3, 2-1, 40/15 in his second ATP Tour final. But the Slovakian lefty was unable to hold that service game, and that was the only opening the former World No. 7 needed. Goffin emerged victorious in Marrakech after one hour and 58 minutes to claim his sixth tour-level trophy.

“It was the case twice before that match that I lost the first set and I always stayed calm the whole week to turn it around. It was the case again today, because he was playing well. He was better than me in the first set, and then I managed to play better and better, serving better, being more aggressive in the middle of the second,” Goffin said. “I was the better player [after that]. I was playing even better in the third set, so I’m really happy the way I finished with another break [and] a good match point. I didn’t want to serve for the match, I preferred to finish with a break."

The 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up ended his 2021 season early due to a left knee injury and struggled to start this year, earning a 6-9 record before arriving in Morocco. But the 31-year-old battled through three three-setters en route to his first tour-level crown since Montpellier last February.

For a while, it seemed Goffin faced a steep climb against Molcan. The Belgian, who at his best is very consistent from the baseline and uses his movement to put pressure on opponents, was misfiring. Molcan took full advantage and moved to within four service holds of earning his maiden triumph at this level.

But the Slovakian missed a forehand drop shot to relinquish his break advantage in the second set and then missed another backhand drop shot in his next service game to allow his veteran opponent to go up a break.

Goffin found his game from there and broke early in the decider as Molcan’s backhand began to falter. The Marrakech crowd got behind the Belgian with chants of “David! David!”


Goffin stayed calm in the tense moments, saving break point at 4-3 in the final set when Molcan missed a backhand into the net. He avoided facing another break point by hitting a forehand winner on the line, and held on from there for the title.

What fans might not know is that Goffin warmed up for the match with former World No. 22 Hicham Arazi, a lefty who is the Grand Prix Hassan II Tournament Director.

“This morning it was really nice,” Goffin said. “We were chatting a little bit with each other and we were talking about when he came in Davis Cup when he was playing for Morocco against Belgium… he was an amazing, talented player when I was young, so it was nice.”

Molcan made an impressive run in Marrakech, where he earned three-set victories against top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and sixth seed Botic van de Zandchulp before eliminating eighth seed Laslo Djere in straight set in the semi-finals. He was quick to thank the crowd during the trophy ceremony for supporting him throughout the week.

“I’m really grateful for it. You helped me to win many matches this week, so thanks again,” Molcan said. “Hopefully I will come here next year and you will cheer for me as well.”

He added: "It was an amazing week for me. I won a lot of matches and enjoyed it very much. I want to thank my coach Karol Beck. We’ve been working together for four months now and he has been very helpful."

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