Goffin fired 11 aces, compared to four for the usually big-serving Cilic, and converted all three of his break points as he claimed his first win over the Croatian since 2016. The Belgian is now a strong contender for one of the two remaining places at the end-of-season finals in London. I had an answer for everything he threw at me today and that's great.'įederer's fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka comfortably beat Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-4 in the first round, hammering 30 winners and serving 10 aces along the way.ĭavid Goffin, who had lost his previous three matches to Marin Cilic, ended that run with a 6-4 6-4 win in a first-round match. He tries everything to win in a really tough and great and fair way. 'I think I learned a lot from that match.' I was basically a point away from losing,' said Federer. Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek claim their third ATP Tour title of the season on Sunday at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
'I really struggled against him in Miami and he definitely got my attention there. Auger-Aliassime kept Alcaraz constantly under pressure with some blistering hitting from the baseline throughout the pair's semi-final. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) The in-form Felix Auger-Aliassime passed his biggest test yet on Saturday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where the Canadian delivered a stunning all-around performance to defeat World No.
