David Goffin reacts to Rafael Nadal ATP Cup defeat

David Goffin beat Rafael Nadal with a 6-4 7-6 straight-sets victory at Ken Rosewall Arena. The tiebreak saw Nadal serve an uncharacteristic fourth double fault, allowing the Belgian to seal the victory with an ace. “I felt my tennis the other match against Grigor [Dimitrov], the confidence came back and I was ready for the fight tonight,” Goffin told reporters. “From the first point until the end it was not easy because I was up a set and a break. To hold my nerves until the end was not easy but I played a very good tiebreak. “Some tough games at the end of the second [set] to hold my serve but at the end, I’m so happy for Belgium to have a decisive double. I knew Rafa had to take the ball a little bit early, to take some more risks because I was in the court trying to dictate all the time and he had to find a solution. He finds a solution most of the time so I had to stick to my line and continue to move forward and that’s what I did.” Source- Tennishead

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