Goffin Ends Three-year Wait For Fifth Title After 'difficult Days'
Sumaira FH Published February 28, 2021 | 10:40 PM
Montpellier, France, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Feb, 2021 ) :Belgium's David Goffin captured his fifth ATP title but first in more than three years with victory over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the Montpellier final in Sunday.
Goffin, the 30-year-old world number 15, saw off top seed and 13th-ranked Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
"I gave it my all today. In a final you have to seize your opportunities and that's what I did," said Goffin who fired 13 aces past his 32-year-old opponent.
"I have been through difficult days and weeks so I'm glad I got back to this level."It was Goffin's first title since Tokyo in October 2017 and a welcome boost after suffering a first round exit to Alexei Popyrin at the Australian Open.
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