David Goffin vs. Filip Krajinovic 3/8/21 - ATP Doha, Qatar Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 03/07/2021 at 1:08 PM ET
Belgian tennis superstar David Goffin is set to play at the 2021 Qatar Open in Doha. Goffin will begin his tournament by facing Filip Krajinović from Serbia.
Filip Krajinović last played at the Australian Open where he was eliminated during the third round by Daniil Medvedev. Filip Krajinović has not played much tennis in this season with the Australian Open being his only major event. As it currently stands, Filip Krajinović is ranked 32nd in the world and while there have been some strong performances by the Serb, he has a tough draw in this tournament and must produce some strong tennis if he wishes to make a big impact.
On the other side of the coin, David Goffin failed at the Australian Open but he has played a lot of tennis since and has looked in good form. Goffin recently played at the Open Sud de France where he won the title. Goffin also played at ATP Rotterdam prior to arriving at Doha. At the start of the season, David Goffin also played at the Antalya Open in Turkey where he made it into the semifinals. David Goffin is the number 6 seed at this tournament and he will be hoping to have a big impact where he can challenge for the title.
David Goffin and Filip Krajinović have played each other 4 times in the past with each player winning on 2 occasions. The most recent match between these two players was in 2020 at the US Open where David Goffin won in straight sets. Filip Krajinović last defeated David Goffin in 2019 at the ATP Canadian Masters.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick David Goffin to win this tennis match. Goffin is the stronger player and has been in better form leading into this match. I see Goffin being good enough to win this match in straight sets.