David Goffin, with his aggressive tennis from the bottom of the court, knocked out Rafa Nadal in Sydney and left the tie between Belgium and Spain of the ATP Cup, which will be decided in the doubles spot (6-4, 7-6 [3]). The Belgian's achievement acquires a special relevance, given that the 'number one' in the world did not lose a singles match with Spain since his Davis Cup debut.
On February 6, 2004, Jiri Novak awarded the first point to the Czech Republic in the first round of the World Group. A 17-year-old Nadal could do nothing about the carpet at the Brno Exhibition Center (7-6 [2], 6-3, 7-6 [3]). Since that time, 29 victories in the Davis Cup in individual duels, including the five awarded last November in Madrid the sixth Salad Bowl to the Spanish team.
"I knew that against Rafa I had to take more risks. I tried to send all the time and he had to find a solution. I knew I had to look for the lines and keep moving. It's what I did," Goffin analyzed after his triumph at the Ken Rosewall Arena .
The best racket in Belgium dominated from the start and in the second set knew to calm Nadal's reaction, which went from an adverse 2-4 to a 5-4. His tranquility in the 'tie-break' contrasted with the nerves of the champion of 19 'majors', who linked a mistake with the cane and a double foul to finally bend the knee.
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