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The sad farewell of David Goffin at Wimbledon

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 23 Jun 2026 | 09.20
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David Goffin, farewell to Wimbledon. Photo: gettyimages
David Goffin, farewell to Wimbledon. Photo: gettyimages

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David Goffin will end his professional career at the end of this season and is unable to bid farewell as a player of his stature deserves, from the grand stages of the calendar. He fell in the qualifying rounds of Roland Garros and has done so again in Wimbledon 2026, thus being deprived of stepping foot at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, as the British Grand Slam's qualification is held at the nearby Roehampton Club.

This marks a sad ending at the tennis mecca for a player who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in the 2021 and 2022 editions, being eliminated by Djokovic and Norrie, respectively. He fought great battles and left his mark, now having to resign himself to the impacts that time and injuries have had on his performance. Currently ranked 240th in the world, the former 7th in the ATP ranking faces months filled with uncertainty as his presence in major tournaments is highly compromised by his current ranking.

Having fallen in this Wimbledon qualification stage right from the start and against a player like Andrea Guerrieri, a 27-year-old Italian currently ranked 229th in the world, has been a harsh blow for the veteran Belgian. This could potentially hasten his retirement from professional tennis if he continues to struggle to achieve victories. We must closely monitor the next steps of David Goffin, whose wish is to gather wins in Challenger tournaments to improve his ranking and potentially participate in the US Open, bidding farewell to all Grand Slams of the calendar. The Belgian deserves to leave with his head held high and on a grand stage.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El triste adiós a Wimbledon de David Goffin