Andy Murray thrashes David Goffin in Davis Cup dress rehearsal to reach Paris Masters quarterfinals
- 8 years ago
Andy Murray issued a statement of intent at the Paris Masters by easily dispatching David Goffin in their Davis Cup final dress rehearsal.
British No.1 Murray cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win in less than an hour on the Palais Omnisports de Bercy courts to set up a last-eight meet with either Kei Nishikori or Richard Gasquet.
With the pair expected to meet in Ghent later this month, when Great Britain and Belgium battle it out for the Davis Cup, the result may well give Murray, who has now won both of his encounters with Goffin, an added psychological advantage.
If Goffin remained optimistic for the Davis Cup final, it was because any potential meeting in the late November clash will take place on clay at the Flanders Expo Arena - supposedly Murray's weakest surface.
Even on clay and with the crowd behind him, Goffin will have to up his game to reach Murray's level on this evidence.
British No.1 Murray cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win in less than an hour on the Palais Omnisports de Bercy courts to set up a last-eight meet with either Kei Nishikori or Richard Gasquet.
With the pair expected to meet in Ghent later this month, when Great Britain and Belgium battle it out for the Davis Cup, the result may well give Murray, who has now won both of his encounters with Goffin, an added psychological advantage.
If Goffin remained optimistic for the Davis Cup final, it was because any potential meeting in the late November clash will take place on clay at the Flanders Expo Arena - supposedly Murray's weakest surface.
Even on clay and with the crowd behind him, Goffin will have to up his game to reach Murray's level on this evidence.