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David Goffin will attempt new strategy against Roger Federer

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Goffin of Belgium celebrates victory in his Singles match against Dominic Thiem of Austria during day six of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 17, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: David Goffin of Belgium celebrates victory in his Singles match against Dominic Thiem of Austria during day six of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 17, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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David Goffin is into the semifinals at the 2017 ATP Finals in London. He is set to try out a new strategy against Roger Federer on Saturday.

David Goffin defeats Dominic Thiem in his final match of the round robin stage at the 2017 ATP Finals. The Belgian is now set to face Roger Federer on Saturday.

The world No. 8 will need to find a way to beat Federer for the first time. He hopes to reach the finals in London with a win over Federer. The Swiss great is 6-0 against the younger Goffin.

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Federer last faced Goffin in Basel earlier this year. The Swiss superstar gave up just three games to the Belgian throughout his straight set victory. He will be the clear favorite in their semifinals meeting on Saturday.

The world No. 8 defeats Thiem in straight sets to advance in London. He takes their meeting, winning 6-4, 6-1. While it is a disappointing end for Thiem, the young Austrian had a strong run on the 2017 ATP World Tour.

David Goffin seeks his first ever win over Roger Federer on Saturday.

As for Goffin, he will need a new strategy when it comes to facing Federer. The Belgian tennis star defeated year-end world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in his opening match. He is yet to defeat Federer, however, throughout his career. After his win over Thiem, Goffin commented on what it will take to claim victory over the nineteen-time Grand Slam winner.

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"I’m going to try something, something different, something that I’ve never done in the past. In Basel, it was not easy. He played well. [Federer] didn’t miss. He was really aggressive, as always. He returned so well. So it was not easy in Basel. I hope that tomorrow he’s not going to play the same match. But I will try something different for sure, yeah.” – David Goffin in post-match interview after defeating Dominic Thiem"

Federer has dropped just four singles matches on the 2017 ATP World Tour. As he seeks his seventh career ATP Finals title, Goffin will need to do everything in his power to beat him.

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David Goffin and Roger Federer are set for their semifinals meeting on Saturday. Elsewhere, Grigor Dimitrov will square off against American tennis star Jack Sock at The O2 Arena. With Federer leading the field, he remains the clearcut favorite to win this weekend. The younger crop of players, however, can pull the surprise upset. Everyone remaining is displaying fine tennis this week at the 2017 ATP Finals in London. Check back for updates on all of the action going down at The O2 Arena.

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