Who Will Win: Rinderknech Vs Goffin? Prediction For ATP Winston-salem Open 2024

What Time Will Arthur Rinderknech Play Against David Goffin?

Rinderknech and Goffin are on the Day 4 Schedule at Winston-salem Open 2024 on Wednesday 21 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?

In their upcoming match, Arthur Rinderknech from France will be facing David Goffin from Belgium. Goffin currently leads the head-to-head record between the two, with one win. Their previous encounter took place in Marrakech, Morocco, on clay courts, where Goffin emerged victorious with a straight-set score of 6-4, 6-4.

Arthur Rinderknech, aged 29, is currently ranked 56th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 42nd in October 2022. Rinderknech broke into the Top 50 in January 2022 after reaching his first ATP Tour final at Adelaide-2. Following his success, he became the number one ranked Frenchman. In 2024, Rinderknech has a win-loss record of 16-15, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in Atlanta. At the 2024 event, he has a record of 1 win and 2 losses, reaching the third round.

Throughout his career, Rinderknech has had notable performances. In the fall of 2022, while playing on indoor hard courts, he saved one match point against world number 17, Diego Schwartzman, in the second round of Tel Aviv. He also saved nine match points against world number 15, Pablo Carreno Busta, in the quarterfinals of Gijon. In addition, he saved two match points against world number 16, Marin Cilic, in the first round of Basel. In 2021, Rinderknech reached the semifinals in Kitzbuhel and made it to six other ATP Tour quarterfinals. He also earned his first 18 tour-level wins. In terms of Challenger titles, Rinderknech has won events in Rennes (2020), Calgary (2020), Istanbul (2021), Poznan (2022), Zug (2023), and Lille (2024).

Before turning professional, Rinderknech had a successful college tennis career. He was a five-time All-American at Texas A&M University, winning three titles in singles and two in doubles. He graduated from the Mays Business School in 2018.

In the Winston-Salem tournament, Rinderknech aims to reach his fourth ATP Tour quarterfinal of the season and his 20th quarterfinal of his career. He also aims to maintain the presence of French players in the tournament for

the fifth consecutive year, following the previous appearances of Benoit Paire (2019), Richard Gasquet (2021), Benjamin Bonzi, Richard Gasquet, and Adrian Mannarino (2022), and Richard Gasquet (2023).

David Goffin, aged 33, is currently ranked 90th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 7th in 2017 after a successful season that included reaching the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals. During that season, he defeated both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, becoming the sixth and final player to beat both players at the same event. The other players to achieve this feat are Nikolay Davydenko, Juan Martin del Potro, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and David Nalbandian.

Goffin holds several notable achievements for Belgian tennis. He was the first Belgian player to break into the Top 10, qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, defeat a world number one, and reach an ATP Masters 1000 final, which he accomplished in Cincinnati in 2019. In 2022, Goffin earned his 300th career victory by defeating Pablo Andujar in the second round of Marrakech. He also captured his sixth ATP Tour title at the same event and secured his third victory over a world number one player by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of Astana. Goffin has reached the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, with his most recent appearance being at Wimbledon in 2022. He has also represented Belgium in the Davis Cup finals in 2015 and 2017.

In the current season, Goffin has a win-loss record of 7-12. At the Winston-Salem tournament, he has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses, with his best result being reaching the quarterfinals in 2012 and 2014.

In his previous matches at the tournament, Goffin defeated Jaume Munar in the first round and Antoine Darderi in the second round, securing back-to-back wins for the first time this season. He is aiming to reach his 60th tour-level quarterfinal of his career, with his last quarterfinal appearance being at the Auckland tournament in January 2023, where he lost to Richard Gasquet.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Rinderknech will win.
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