The Belgian number 2, ranked number 9 in these qualifications, fell at the gates of the main draw against the Italian Mattia Bellucci (ATP 150) in four sets 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 after 2 hours 55 of play.
During the second preliminary round, Goffin defeated the Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama (ATP 203), 31, in two sets 7-6 (7/4) and 6-4.
The 3rd and final round of qualifying is played in three winning sets unlike the first two.
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Goffin, 33, is eliminated for the second time in his career in qualifying for the London tournament after his first participation in 2011 where he was also eliminated in the 3rd preliminary round.
This defeat ends a series of 7 consecutive victories for the former world No. 7 on grass this season, who won the Ilkley Challenger 125 on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Zizou Bergs (ATP 79/N.3) defeated Kazakh Denis Yevseyev (ATP 163) 6-1, 6-2 and 6-2 in 1h21. The Belgian N.1 will take part in his second Wimbledon after 2022.
This season David Goffin played the first two Grand Slam tournaments. At the Australian Open, he went through qualifying but was eliminated in the first round of the main draw by the Frenchman Ugo Humbert (ATP 16). At Roland-Garros, he was knocked out in the second round after his defeat against the German Alexander Zverev (ATP 4), who would go on to become a finalist.
