Popyrin Saves 4 M.P., Downs Goffin To Lead Aussie Surge
Alexei Popyrin produced one of the biggest upsets of the day on Court 3, where he saved four match points to eliminate 2017 quarter-finalist David Goffin 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(6), 6-3 on Tuesday at the Australian Open. The Aussie wild card faced back-to-back match points at 4-5, 15/40 in the fourth set and 4/6 in the fourth-set tie-break, but he held his nerve to advance to the second round for the third straight year after three hours and 43 minutes. Popyrin struck 50 winners to become the first wild card to defeat Goffin at a Grand Slam (1-5). Last year, Popyrin claimed his only two...
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