I think it's about time for David to have his own thread
And I'm sure that someday he will have his own forum too
I think he has such a beautiful game and he has so much potential! I'm sure he will move up in the rankings this year.
He's playing some great tennis this week in Chennai and just reached the QF's.
ATP Chennai:
1R: (WC) David Goffin def. Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-2 6-3
2R: (WC) David Goffin def. Andreas Becker 4-6 6-4 6-2
QF: (WC) David Goffin vs Janko Tipsarevic
David is such a lovable, class act! I've been following - rather trailing his game since Chennai last year. Finally, he just BOOMED into prominence, which means I get to see more of him LIVE on Tour.
Welcome to the top 100, David! Hope you bring your best to the court each time you play. This will all be new terrain for you, it no longer being the Challenger circuit. The margins for error will be reduced to inches, you will require endurance, stamina, and mental fortitude. But the great thing is you will play the players from the top level and you will know what it takes to compete with them. May your mind grow sharper, quicker; may your footwork stay nimble and your hand-eye coordination always follow your pure, focused mind. So keep a calm mind and practice a lot. Put all your alternate career aside now and single-mindedly focus on tennis because you have the seeds of a Champion in you.
Come forth and shine in the Sun! Looking forward to watching more of you now that you are on tour. Yippee!
Sponsors will of course be important to keep him financed in the tour level. But I am equally interested to see if he decides on a good tour-level tier-1 coach, to open his mind to the finer strategies employed at that level of play. I hope his old coach does not mind. Unless the Goblin prefers to stay with the same coach (emotional ties and all), then he'd better be prepared to work a lot harder at finding out how to beat players at the top, because no one will hand out these lessons for free. Of course, even that is possible, seeing how he took off a set from Roger himself.
apparently they are going to let david play if he makes it. Even with his ranking well below what the belgian federation would want because of his performance here
apparently they are going to let david play if he makes it. Even with his ranking well below what the belgian federation would want because of his performance here
anyway, i wont do a full translation, i'll give a basic run down
The author of the article basically says it didnt look like david would be able to play the olympics but because of his good run here now he has that option. They also say that david would be the only rep for belgium at the olympics. The author says he has a good shot at it because of his performance here and he does meet the requirements otherwise.
there's a small interview with david and his coach where david says that he will of course go if he's invited. He mentions he wants to prepare for the grass season, he'll try to prepare well for it
his coach mentions his schedule and how it would change if he gets to play at the olympics
anyway, i wont do a full translation, i'll give a basic run down
The author of the article basically says it didnt look like david would be able to play the olympics but because of his good run here now he has that option. They also say that david would be the only rep for belgium at the olympics. The author says he has a good shot at it because of his performance here and he does meet the requirements otherwise.
there's a small interview with david and his coach where david says that he will of course go if he's invited. He mentions he wants to prepare for the grass season, he'll try to prepare well for it
his coach mentions his schedule and how it would change if he gets to play at the olympics
He's drawn against Benoit Paire. Possible 2nd round against Kubot. It seems like a good draw to me. Paire is talented but very inconsistent and he likes playing Kubot.
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