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Knockdown! Goffin Hits the Canvas in Paris

David Goffin continued his fine form on the terre battue on Tuesday, winning his first-round match over French wild card Gregoire Barrere, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Belgian. He got his feet a little tangled up on this play as he tumbled to the ground and never got a racquet on Barrere’s backhand drive.

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Goffin will move on to face Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq in the second round. The 12th seed improves to 6-4 lifetime at Roland Garros. In 2012, be became the first lucky loser to reach the second week at a major in 17 years when he made it to the round of 16 in Paris before he lost to Roger Federer.

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