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David Goffin of Belgium Advances to Japan Open Quarter Finals

David Goffin of Belgium advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals after squeezing by Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 7-6(7/5), 7-6(7/2) Thursday.

Both men kept all of their service games — with Shapovalov nailing 10 aces against third-seed Goffin’s four — in the close match that lasted nearly two hours.

Goffin, the winner here in 2017, used his footwork to survive two break points while the big-serving Canadian kept up the pressure.

Goffin will now face Chung Hyeon of South Korea, who pulled an upset victory against sixth-seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

“It was tough. We were both really solid on our service games,” Goffin said of his match.

“But he (Shapovalov) was serving so well. A lefty, serving everywhere. The great second serves as well. So it was tough to break him today. So I had to fight.”

Match data, however, provided proof that Goffin kept an edge above his opponent, landing 70 per cent of his first serves, against 52 per cent by Shapovalov.

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