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News February 27, 2025

ATP Acapulco: David Goffin tops Ben Shelton

ATP Acapulco: David Goffin tops Ben Shelton
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Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton has but to seek out his A-game after Melbourne. The American skilled an early loss on the ATP 500 occasion in Dallas and mirrored that in Acapulco on Wednesday night time. 

Shelton confronted David Goffin within the second spherical and fell 7-6, 6-3 in an hour and 45 minutes. The Belgian is discovering his previous type once more, and he displayed it in opposition to the fifth seed. The extra skilled participant prevailed within the opener and broke the rival’s resistance with a double break within the second set. 

Goffin misplaced 16 factors behind the preliminary shot and suffered one break from the one break likelihood provided to his rival. A left-hander served properly for a set and a half. Nevertheless, he struggled within the closing levels of the second set and hit the exit door. 

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 27, 2025

David landed 18 winners and 25 unforced errors. He welcomed 33 errors from the opposite facet of the web, with Ben lacking from each wings. Shelton hit solely 5 service winners extra and misplaced that benefit after Goffin’s 16 direct factors on the web.

The Belgian tamed his strokes extra effectively and had the higher hand from the baseline. The servers had been too sturdy within the first set. The fifth seed closed the seventh sport with a volley winner on the web earlier than discovering himself 30-0 down at 4-4. 

David Goffin, Acapulco 2025© Stream screenshot

 

A left-hander imposed his booming serve and clinched 4 straight factors to stay on the optimistic facet. David held at love for 5-5 and repeated that at 5-6 to introduce a tie break. The Belgian triggered the American’s error within the first level for a mini-break. 

He moved 3-0 up with an unreturned serve and landed a winner on the web within the fifth level for an additional mini-break and 4-1. Ben missed one other return within the seventh level, falling 5-2 behind and displaying frustration.

Goffin attacked within the eighth level and closed it with a volley winner for 6-2 and 4 set factors. The Belgian transformed the second with a service winner, transferring 7-6 up after 58 minutes. They served properly early within the second set, and David painted an ace within the fifth for a maintain at love and 3-2. 

image159433 Ben Shelton, Acapulco 2025© Stream screenshot

 

The sixth sport introduced the primary break factors of the duel. Ben denied two with highly effective serves however confronted the third after a careless forehand. The American went for a dangerous second serve and hit a double fault, getting damaged and falling a set and a break behind. 

The fifth seed responded within the seventh sport and generated three break factors with a forehand winner. Shelton seized the primary after Goffin’s backhand error, pulling the break again and increasing his possibilities. As a substitute of constructing on that, Ben confronted extra points at 3-4. 

image159434 David Goffin, Acapulco 2025© Stream screenshot

 

The Belgian wasted 4 set factors earlier than seizing the fifth with a forehand winner, passing his rival on the web and forging a 5-3 benefit. The veteran served for the win in sport 9 and created match factors with a strong serve. 

David cracked a backhand crosscourt winner on the primary, transferring excessive in fashion and coming into the quarter-final.

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