Goffin Gets Promising News On Ankle Injury

David Goffin had plenty of people worried after suffering a freak ankle injury in his third-round match on Friday against Horacio Zeballos, but the early reports for a speedy recovery are already encouraging.

“He had an MRI, and the news is reassuring,” said Goffin’s coach, Thierry Cleemput, who came to press in Goffin’s absence. “There is no tearing of the ligaments and no bone that’s been broken, either. That’s the only thing we can say. We can’t say much more. There is an edema, and in 48 hours we will see how things go on.

“The doctors were incredible with him,” he added. “They contacted David’s doctor. They agree as to the procedure to follow, and we decided to have emergency treatment to start with so that he can come back as quickly as possible. I don’t know how he feels now. I suppose that now that we have got reassuring news for him, he’s going to have more smiles on his face.”

Goffin is still on the entry list to compete at the ATP World Tour grass-court event in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 10 days time.

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Serving at 4-5, Ad-out in the first set, after 47 minutes of play, Goffin went to retrieve a ball from well behind the baseline and got his right foot caught on the tarpaulin cover at the back of the court. The Belgian twisted his ankle and appeared to be in severe discomfort.

After a medical time-out of 10 minutes, it was clear that Goffin could not continue and Zeballos was awarded the match. Zeballos insisted that he would take Goffin’s bag off the court and into the locker room.

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