{"id":237354,"date":"2025-10-19T23:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T23:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/237354\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T23:52:09","slug":"david-goffin-and-marin-cilic-face-off-in-basel-qualifying-as-bizarre-situation-occurs-in-main-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/237354\/","title":{"rendered":"David Goffin and Marin Cilic face off in Basel qualifying as bizarre situation occurs in main tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The ATP Tour is brimming with talent, and on Sunday, a situation occurred that serves to highlight exactly how demanding things can be. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> are the two top players in the world right now, with the players competing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/six-kings-slam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Six Kings Slam<\/a> over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/jannik-sinner-says-if-hes-happy-with-how-the-changes-hes-made-are-going-since-his-us-open-defeat-to-carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner praised Alcaraz<\/a> after winning the $6 million prize money, but there are intriguing little subplots in world tennis, even further down the ranks. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, two former top 10 players competed against each other in a qualifying match ahead of the Swiss Indoors, which gets underway this week. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2234562309-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Marin Cilic of Croatia celebrates a point during the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifier second round match against Corentin Moutet of France at Dvorana Gradski Vrt.\" class=\"wp-image-133312\" \/>Photo by David Jerkovic\/Pixsell\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesMarin Cilic beats David Goffin in qualifying for Swiss Indoors<\/p>\n<p>Before the match started today, both players knew that they\u2019d both be in the main draw as lucky losers, such was the number of players who withdrew from the event. <\/p>\n<p>Cilic won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> in 2014 and has been as high as number three in the world rankings, whilst Goffin has been at a previous high of number seven. <\/p>\n<p>It was the Croatian player who came through the match to qualify of his own accord, winning 6-1, 7-6, with Cilic showing strong form in the second half of 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, Cilic is down at 94 in the world at the moment and at 37-years-old he will be hoping to claim a few more big wins before his career draws to a close. <\/p>\n<p>Bizarre situation now takes place involving Cilic and Goffin<\/p>\n<p>With Goffin squeezing in through the back door as a lucky loser, he joins Cilic in the main draw to take his place at the Swiss Indoors. <\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, however, the two have now drawn each other in the last 32, facing each other on Tuesday at the tournament. <\/p>\n<p>Cilic and Goffin will need to play again, which pretty much makes the qualifying match completely pointless, to say the least. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s extremely rare for this to happen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> Tour, and now, both players will feel that they have a fantastic chance to progress to the last 16 in Basel. <\/p>\n<p>Both Cilic and Goffin will know that they have a golden chance this week and the match should be a very intriguing affair when they play on Tuesday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The ATP Tour is brimming with talent, and on Sunday, a situation 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