Who Will Win: Goffin Vs Machac? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

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Goffin and Machac are on the Day 6 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Saturday 31 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

David Goffin from Belgium will be facing Tomas Machac from Czechia in their upcoming match. Machac currently leads in their head-to-head record, with the score being 1-0 in his favor. The match took place in the 2024 Wimbledon tournament on grass courts in Great Britain. Machac won the match after a five-set battle, with the final score being 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(5).

Now let’s take a look at some information about both players. David Goffin is currently 33 years old, born on December 7, 1990, while Tomas Machac is 23 years old, born on October 13, 2000. Goffin has a current ATP ranking of 78, with his highest ranking being 39 on June 10, 2024. On the other hand, Machac has a current ATP ranking of 23, with his highest ranking being 33 on November 20, 2011.

Goffin was born in Rocourt, Belgium, while Machac hails from Beroun, Czechia. In terms of their win-loss records, Goffin has a 2024 season record of 11 wins and 13 losses on hard courts, and a career record of 340 wins and 250 losses on hard courts. He has won a total of 6 career titles on hard courts. In Grand Slam tournaments, Goffin has a record of 68 wins and 44 losses, with his best finish being reaching the third round three times. In the US Open, he has a record of 15 wins and 9 losses, with a 5th-set record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

Machac, on the other hand, has a 2024 season record of 22 wins and 15 losses on hard courts, and a career record of 38 wins and 32 losses on hard courts. He is yet to win a career title on hard courts. In Grand Slam tournaments, Machac has a record of 9 wins and 9 losses, with his best finish being reaching the third round. In the US Open, he has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, with a 5th-set record of 0 wins and 1 loss.

Both players have shown their ability to come back from two sets down, with Goffin achieving this feat twice, while Machac has done it once. In terms of their career tiebreak records, Goffin has a record of 108 wins and 116 losses, with a 2024 record of 13 wins and 16 losses. Machac, on the other hand, has a record of 13 wins and 16 losses overall, with a 2024 record of 8 wins and 7 losses.

In terms of prize money, Goffin has earned a total of $17,517,586 in his career, with $510,309 earned in 2024. Machac, on the other hand, has earned a total of $2,171,770 in his career, with $1,123,003 earned in 2024.

Goffin’s coach is Jean Demeroutis, while Machac is coached by Daniel Vacek.

In regards to Goffin’s previous performances, he has lost in the fourth round of the Wimbledon tournament four consecutive times from 2017 to 2020. In those years, he was defeated by Andrey Rublev, Marin Cilic, Roger Federer, and Denis Shapovalov. Goffin aims to reach the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time since reaching the quarterfinals at the 2022 Wimbledon tournament, where he was defeated by Cameron Norrie. In their previous meeting, Goffin suffered a loss to Machac, losing from a two-set lead. This match took place in the first

round of Wimbledon in July, where Goffin had a 5-0 lead in the deciding set but ultimately lost.

Some career highlights for Goffin include earning a career-high of 59 wins in 2017 and ending the season with a career-high ranking of No. 7. He reached the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals that year after defeating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Goffin finished in the top 25 rankings for seven consecutive years from 2014 to 2020. He was the first Belgian player to break into the top 10, qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, defeat a World No. 1 player, and reach an ATP Masters 1000 final, which he achieved in the 2019 Cincinnati tournament. In 2022, he earned his 300th victory, won his sixth ATP Tour title in Marrakech, and secured his third win over a World No. 1 player by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the Astana tournament. Goffin also advanced to the quarterfinals of four Grand Slam tournaments, most recently in the 2022 Wimbledon tournament, and led Belgium to the Davis Cup finals in 2015 and 2017.

Moving on to Machac, he defeated Fabio Fognini in the first round of this year’s Wimbledon tournament with a score of 7-5, 6-1, 6-3, and then went on to beat the 16th seed, Sebastian Korda, in the second round with a score of 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. In the previous year’s Wimbledon tournament, Machac qualified but lost in the first round to Botic van de Zandschulp. However, he had a successful run in the qualifiers, defeating Kevin Anderson in the second round before falling in the final qualifying round to Borna Gojo, who then reached the fourth round as a qualifier. Machac has achieved top 20 wins in Grand Slam tournaments, defeating Korda and Frances Tiafoe in the 2024 Australian Open. He aims to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career, after falling in the third round of both the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Roland Garros.

Some career highlights for Machac include breaking into the top 100 rankings in time for the 2022 year-end rankings, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 33 in June 2024. He achieved his biggest career win by defeating the World No. 1 player, Novak Djokovic, and reached his first ATP Tour final in Geneva. Machac reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Houston tournament, where he defeated former champion Jack Sock, and also upset the 6th ranked player, Andrey Rublev, en route to the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Miami quarterfinals. He represented the Czech Republic in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, reaching the second round, and won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Katerina Siniakova at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Machac also boasts a strong record in Challenger tournaments, with a record of 110 wins and 54 losses, including back-to-back titles in Orleans and Mouilleron le Captif in October 2023.

Interestingly, Machac reveals that his favorite sports team is the Chicago Bulls, and his hero is Michael Jordan, who played his last game as a Bull in 1998, two years before Machac’s birth.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Goffin will win.
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