Goffin d. Karatsev

Goffin beat Karatsev 6-2, 7-5 in the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid. Goffin won 82 of 144 points (57%). Goffin hit 9 aces to 3 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (31/41) against 66% for Karatsev. The second serve told: 62% won for Goffin, 39% for Karatsev. Goffin converted 4 of 15 break points and saved 3 of 4 faced; Karatsev converted 1 of 4. Karatsev double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on clay in Spain.