David Goffin has reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the second time in his career. The Belgian settled on Sunday in a heavy fight with the American Frances Tiafoe.
Goffin, 31, was too strong for Tiafoe, seven years younger, in five sets: 7-6 (3), 5-7, 5-7, 6-4 and 7-5. The match on the grass in London lasted 4 hours and 37 minutes.
For Goffin it is the first time since 2019 that he is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. The number 58 in the world then also made it to the last eight at Wimbledon. That was also the final station.
Goffin will face Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals. The Briton got rid of the American Tommy Paul quite easily: 6-4, 7-5 and 6-4.
Tatjana Maria reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
Tatjana Maria reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
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Three surprises in quarter-finals women’s tournament
In the women’s tournament, three surprising names are in the quarterfinals. The German Tatjana Maria (WTA-103), her compatriot Jule Niemeier (WTA-97) and the Czech Marie Bouzková (WTA-66) joined the last eight.
Maria survived two match points in the second set against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko and won 5-7, 7-5 and 7-5. She will face her compatriot Niemeier in her next match, who eliminated the last British in the tournament with Heather Watson: 6-2 and 6-4.
Like Maria and Niemeier, Bouzková also reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. She beat the French Caroline Garcia 7-5 and 6-2.
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