ATP Finals: David Goffin becomes first Belgian to qualify; one spot still up for grabs at season-ending event

Paris: David Goffin became the first Belgian to qualify for the season-ending ATP Tour finals when Frenchman Lucas Pouille lost in the Paris Masters third round on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_4190903” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] David Goffin of Belgium in action. Reuters [/caption] World number 10 Goffin was beaten 6-3, 6-3 by local favourite Julien Benneteau, but Pouille’s 7-6(6), 6-3 defeat by American Jack Sock gave Goffin the seventh place in the 12 to 19 November tournament in London. He joins world number one Rafael Nadal, six-times champion Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Marin Cilic and debutants Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov in the eight-man event. The last spot is currently held by Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta but Juan Martin Del Potro, Roberto Bautista Agut, John Isner and Sock still have a chance to qualify depending on results in Paris.