Aleksandar Kovacevic Shocks David Goffin to Move Forward in Open Occitanie

In a remarkable upset at the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France, American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic triumphed over Belgium's No. 6 seed David Goffin with a scoreline of 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Kovacevic demonstrated resilience against Goffin, who previously reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 and currently sits at No. 56, by successfully saving four of six break points throughout the match and achieving an impressive 83 percent win rate on his first serve, converting 38 out of 46 attempts.

The 26-year-old New Yorker, despite committing five double faults, managed to hit nine aces, outdoing Goffin by one ace. Kovacevic broke Goffin's serve twice in the opening set and made a crucial break at 3-3 in the final set, propelling him to victory and into the Round of 16. Other notable players, including top-seed Andrey Rublev, also showcased their skills by easily defeating American Christopher Eubanks 6-4, 6-3. Additional victories came from No. 2 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, No. 4 seed Alexander Bublik, and No. 8 seed Bu Yunchaokete, all securing wins in straight sets, further including advances from Jesper De Jong and Nikoloz Basilashvili due to retirements of their opponents.