Goffin Enjoys Return To Gstaad As Play Gets Underway

David Goffin enjoyed a ‘sweet’ return to Gstaad. The top seed at this week’s J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad visited a mini chalet in town Monday and tried a traditional dessert, meringue with double cream and berries, which met with his approval.

Goffin, playing his second tournament since injuring his right ankle during Roland Garros, was pleased to continue his comeback at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, where he reached the final on his 2015 debut (l. to Thiem).

“I’m happy to be back in Gstaad,” said the Belgian. “I’m trying to find my form and want to play as many matches as possible to get back to my level. It’s important to be back in competition.”

In first-round matches on a rainy Monday, 29-year-old French qualifier Gleb Sakharov made a winning tour-level debut. He defeated Swiss wild card Antoine Bellier 6-3, 7-6(8) to set a meeting with No. 2 seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann and Slovakian Norbert Gombos earned second-round clashes with respectively No. 3 seed Feliciano Lopez and No. 4 seed Fabio Fognini. Hanfmann prevailed against Argentine Facundo Bagnis 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 in one hour and 51 minutes, while Gombos closed out a 7-6(8), 6-2 win over Taro Daniel.

Denis Istomin picked up his first win since Roland Garros, easing past Italian qualifier Lorenzo Giustino 6-3, 6-2 in 54 minutes. 

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