The second half of the 2024 season brought a smile back to David Goffin, his staff and his fans. The Liégeois’ tennis had regained consistency and as if by magic, confidence was once again evident in the performances of our compatriot. With a return to the gates of the top 50 and a start to 2025 where he was not expected to defend many points, we thought the 2017 Masters finalist was off to a good start. But like a house of cards subjected to a slight breeze, everything collapsed again. Beaten in the first round of his two preparatory tournaments for the Australian Open, the Belgian number one has already finished his singles career in Melbourne where he was dominated in three sets (6-1, 6-2, 7-6) by the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, a player against whom he had never lost. The first reason given by David Goffin to explain this complicated start to the season was a winter preparation disrupted by a hamstring injury but also the choice made to return from Dubai to Belgium to spend the end-of-year holidays with his family. before taking off for Australia. This cocktail with an injury, defeats and a totally absent confidence explains why the Liégeois finds himself in the tough again. His body language on the courts also proves this complicated period.
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