29 Facts About David Goffin

1. David Goffin made his comeback in Miami, but was eliminated by Joao Sousa in his first match, having won only a game.

2. David Goffin started the season at the Australian Open but was upset in the second round by Julien Benneteau.

3. David Goffin ended the year having won all six of the singles rubbers he played in 2017, against France, Italy in the quarterfinals, and Australia in the semifinals.

4. David Goffin ended the year with a career-high ranking of No 7.

5. David Goffin became the sixth player to beat Federer and Nadal at the same event and the first since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009 to beat the top two-ranked players at year-end finals.

6. David Goffin beat Roger Federer for the first time in his career in the semifinal, ending a six match losing streak against him.

7. David Goffin qualified outright for the season-ending ATP Finals for the first time, having played as an alternate for Gael Monfils in 2016.

8. At the 2017 French Open, David Goffin was forced to retire whilst leading his third round match against Horacio Zeballos.

9. David Goffin went on to reach the quarterfinals in Madrid and the round of 16 in Rome, falling to Nadal and Marin Cilic, respectively.

10. David Goffin went on to reach his second-straight final, but lost in three sets to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

11. David Goffin took part in the Tour Finals as a reserve after Gael Monfils had to withdraw due to injury.

12. David Goffin reached fourth round for the first time at 2016 Australian Open, where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets.

13. David Goffin had to retire in his second-round match at the Challenger event in New Caledonia, and he withdrew from qualifying for the Australian Open due to a left quadriceps injury.

14. David Goffin made it to the third round in Cincinnati, where he was again defeated by Djokovic.

15. David Goffin proved a challenge for Djokovic, but lost the match in straight sets.

16. David Goffin defeated wildcard Matthew Ebden, before losing to seventh seed Jurgen Melzer in the second round.

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

18. David Goffin lost in the second round to Stanislas Wawrinka.

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

20. David Goffin won four consecutive matches after qualification, eventually succumbing to Simon Greul, ranked 84, in a semifinal in straight sets.

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

22. David Goffin uses the Wilson Blade 98 18x20 Countervail racquet.

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

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

25. David Goffin has a good serve, capable of reaching 125mph.

26. David Goffin has reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Australian Open, losing to rivals Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov respectively.

27. David Goffin reached the fourth round where he lost to Roger Federer in four sets.

28. David Goffin is currently the highest ranked Belgian male and the first to reach the ATP top 10.

29. David Goffin is a Belgian professional tennis player whose career high ranking is world No 7 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).