Goffin Rallies To Reach Sofia Final

David Goffin came back from a break down in the third set to knock out defending champion Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday at the Garanti Koza Sofia Open in Bulgaria. The Belgian hit 12 aces and saved six of the 11 break points he faced to beat Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) in two hours and 44 minutes.

Goffin fell behind 1-3 in the third set but rallied in a back-and-forth decider that featured six service breaks. The win is Goffin’s first against Bautista Agut in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. The Spaniard had been 2-0 against Goffin.

The 26-year-old Goffin will go for his third career title on Sunday and his first since 2014. He will face the winner between home favourite Grigor Dimitrov and Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili.