ATP roundup: David Goffin returns from injury and triumphs in Gstaad

David Goffin vs Martin Landaluce 7‑6(2), 6‑3

Back from a two‑month layoff with a bone bruise in his left foot, the 34‑year‑old Goffin needed 1 hour 48 minutes to tame 19‑year‑old qualifier Landaluce. Both men struggled to toss in swirling gusts (combined 12 double faults), but Goffin’s experience in altitude paid dividends: he protected all three break points and converted his only look in the eighth game of set two. Landaluce’s kicking serve averaged 128 mph but dipped below 50 percent first‑serve accuracy in the breaker. The Belgian now owns 16 main‑draw wins in Switzerland; he next faces booming Italian qualifier Francesco Passaro.

Alexander Shevchenko vs Stan Wawrinka 6‑3, 6‑2

Centre Court fans hoped for vintage thunder from 40‑year‑old Wawrinka; instead they watched Shevchenko dictate with flattened cross‑court forehands. The Kazakh, 24, broke three times, winning 45 percent of Wawrinka’s first‑serve points. Stan, playing his first tour match since Roland Garros, hit 22 unforced forehands and saved just one of four break points. Sas Insider passed here, citing Wawrinka’s unpredictable layoff form.

Francisco Comesaña (7) vs Marco Trungelliti 6‑3, 6‑4

Comesaña fired 10 aces and saved five of six break chances, breaking fellow Argentine Trungelliti in the final game of each set with heavy kick‑serve plus inside‑out forehand combos. He’s now 12‑4 on European clay in 2025.

Francesco Passaro vs Arthur Rinderknech (8) 6‑1, 7‑5

Altitude plus swirling wind wrecked Rinderknech’s flat serve, producing seven double faults and just 46 percent first serves. Passaro capitalised, cracking 16 return winners and saving the lone break point he faced at 4‑5 in set two.

Quick Stat: Through two days, Gstaad’s center court is averaging 29.4 winners per match—15 percent below the 2024 clay‑tour norm due to heavy air and gusts. Handicappers eyeing unders should revisit 5 Important Tips for Betting on Tennis to weigh surface‑speed adjustments.

Nordea Open (Båstad) – Tuesday Tracker

Damir Džumhur (7) vs Sebastian Ofner 6‑4, 6‑4

Džumhur turned back the clock at 33, erasing a 1‑4 second‑set deficit by winning 20 of the final 26 points. The Bosnian veteran won 68 percent of second‑serve returns and spent only 88 minutes on court—an important stamina note with rain in the Swedish forecast and possible double‑up days ahead.

Vít Kopriva (8) vs Hugo Dellien 6‑1, 3‑0 ret.

Kopriva ripped through a 27‑minute opening set behind 11 forehand winners, then advanced when Dellien retired with lower‑back spasms. Kopriva’s 20‑12 clay record in the last 12 months makes him a live quarterfinal sleeper.

Elias Ymer (WC) vs Tristan Boyer 6‑3, 3‑6, 6‑2

Roared on by the Bastad faithful, Ymer broke twice in a momentum‑swapping third set, capping it with a running backhand pass. The Swede converted four of seven break points, flashing improved forehand depth that produced 13 winners.

Clay Nugget: Bastad’s outer courts have played two kph faster than the stadium surface, favouring first‑strike players like Kopriva. Watch for book mis‑prices on game totals when matches shift venues. Master venue splits using US Open betting prep—many principles apply to tour‑level clay tilt as well.