World Sport News

Vice World Champion David Goffin (26) took Belgium 1-0 in the Davis Cup final in France.

The seventh place on the world rankings, who only failed in last week’s final at the ATP season finale in Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrow, prevailed at the start of the game in Lille (France) against Lucas Pouille in 1:59 hours with 7:5,6:3,6:1.

The second singles in front of 27,000 spectators at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy football stadium will be played by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the hosts and Steve Darcis for Belgium. While the French have been waiting for the tenth Davis Cup title in 16 years, the neighbours are playing for their first victory in the history of the traditional team competition.

Without Goffin, who defeated Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on his way to the finals in London, Belgium had defeated Germany in the first round in Frankfurt. For the Belgians it is the second Davis Cup final after 2015 (1:3 against Great Britain).