Goffin Ends His Career in Brussels With Tributes From Nadal and Gasquet
The Belgian who reached No. 7 in the world played the last match of his career at the ATP 250 in Brussels, lost to Alex Michelsen and heard messages from Nadal and Gasquet.
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Nesta quinta-feira, David Goffin jogou a última partida da carreira e encerrou oficialmente sua trajetória nas quadras no ATP 250 de Bruxelas. Diante do quinto cabeça de chave, o americano Alex Michelsen, 37º do ranking, o veterano belga foi superado e, na sequência, recebeu uma homenagem em quadra, quando se emocionou.
O currículo sustenta a despedida: chegou ao número 7 do mundo, foi finalista de Masters 1000 e da Copa Davis, venceu os três integrantes do Big 3 — Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic e Rafael Nadal — e acumulou 358 triunfos em nível ATP.
Quem abriu a série de mensagens, exibidas em vídeo, foi Rafael Nadal:
Olá, David! Eu gostaria de lhe parabenizar pela incrível carreira. Foi um enorme prazer compartilhar treinos, jogos e ótimos momentos ao seu lado durante o tempo de circuito.
O recado foi do espanhol, ex-número 1 do mundo.
Richard Gasquet, aposentado há um ano, também homenageou o belga:
Foi uma honra conviver com você. Prabéns pela grande carreira. É um extraordinário jogador e uma extraordinária pessoa.
Foi a vez do francês.
Além deles, Grigor Dimitrov e Lucas Pouille engrossaram a lista de homenagens, ao lado de jogadores mais jovens e de familiares do belga.
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