Goffin Overcomes Wawrinka In Indian Wells

David Goffin finally broke through at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, but not before Stan Wawrinka almost walked away with a fourth-round win.

At 5-5 in the third-set tie-break, Wawrinka raced to the net for an easy putaway that would have given him match point. But the No. 3 seed slammed the ball feet behind the baseline to oohs from the crowd.

The error gave Goffin his first match point. And the Belgian, unlike in the second set and earlier in the third, when he failed to serve out the match, converted to win 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5).

Goffin will now face Croat Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals. Cilic overcame France’s Richard Gasquet 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.

Both Cilic and Goffin snapped losing streaks with their wins.

Goffin became the first Belgian to reach an Indian Wells quarter-final. He also broke a 14-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents. The 25-year-old is now 2-25 against opponents ranked in the Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings.

Cilic snapped an 11-match losing streak against Top 10 opponents that dated back to his 2014 US Open title run. In the next round, he’ll be looking to end another streak: Cilic is 0-7 lifetime in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-finals.