David Goffin vs Marcos Giron – Breakdown and Prediction

October 8, 2024

David Goffin vs Marcos Giron: ATP Shanghai – Round of 16

Former world No. 7 David Goffin will take on Marcos Giron in the round of 16 of the ATP Shanghai.

David Goffin Profile

Former world No. 7 David Goffin is currently 66th in the rankings. The Belgian is 42-24 for the season and 22-10 on hard surface.

Goffin is coming off a 1-6, 7-6, 6-2 win over Lorenzo Musetti in the second round after previously beating James Duckworth in the opener.

His best result this season is winning the title at the Ilkley Challenger.

This is his fifth appearance in Shanghai and his best result was the 2016 quarterfinal when he lost to Andy Murray.

Marcos Giron Profile

Marcos Giron is 47th in the ATP rankings, ten spots lower than his career high. The American is 22-23 for the season and 6-10 on hard surface.

Giron is coming off a 6-4, 6-3 win over Karen Khachanov in the second round after previously beating Tu Li in the opener.

Giron won the tournament in Newport earlier in the season.

Last year in Shanghai he lost to Jannik Sinner in the second round.

Head-to-Head Giron leads 2-0

Giron vs Goffin 6-3, 6-4 (2022 ATP Cincinnati, first round)
Giron vs Goffin 6-3, 7-5 (2020 ATP Antwerp, round of 16)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both David Goffin and Marcos Giron won against the odds in the previous round to get here. Goffin is having a solid season and is getting closer to the top 50 in the standings. It is pretty tough to expect that he will go much higher than that, but he is still the guy who beat Federer and Nadal in back-to-back days at the Masters Finals years ago. The Belgian will face Giron, who has a perfect record in their previous two head-to-head matches. Whoever wins this game will advance to the quarterfinals, where they will probably meet Alexander Zverev. This is a huge opportunity for both, so we expect nothing less than a real fight that will go over 22.5 games in total.