David Goffin defeated 20-year-old Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in a five-set match at the French Open. Goffin faced a hostile French crowd and will now play against Alexander Zverev in the next round.
"It's total disrespect." David Goffin said someone spit gum at him during his first round match. Have the French crowds gone too far? #TheBreakTC | #RolandGarros https://t.co/5VVQaJQl9F
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David Goffin just beat Lyon champion Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3. Then circled the court with his finger to his ear, inviting the French fans to boo him. They obliged. One of the more surprising heel turns. Goffin will face Alexander Zverev in R2.
Great BHDTL winner by David Goffin to clinch a battle of generations, beating young French rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five. #rolandgarros
Goffin survives Lyon champ Perricard - 6-3 in the 5th, 3h31. Incredible atmosphere, David mocked the French fans in the end and got booed. Nice win for the veteran, who gets Zverev in R2. https://t.co/JGzXvR6i5G
Remember the name, or at least the initials—20-year-old Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and his one-handed backhand, are into a 5th set with David Goffin https://t.co/jSnLcmZKFN