An David erratic Goffin played the big points poorly in the opening sets, but righted the ship in the third and took advantage of a total collapse from the Dutchman in the final frames to sneak into the second round of the French Open.
Haase complained loudly about several officiating decisions after losing his serve at 1-1 in the fourth, then won just four more points in the set as Goffin eased into a fifth. Haase called for a trainer between sets but received little treatment, drawing boos from the heavily pro-Goffin crowd.
At first, it was the Belgian who lost his form early, losing serve on consecutive occasions in the first set, then fending off three set points before Haase eventually capitalized. Goffin’s issues continued as he dropped his opening service game in the second set, then badly missed a forehand in the 4-5 game to hand his unseeded opponent a two-set lead.
Goffin, though, flipped a switch to begin the third set. He broke Haase in the opening game and didn’t face any break points of his own until the set’s final game. There, he climbed out of a 0-40 hole and emphatically clinched the frame with an ace up the middle on his second set point.
The Belgian’s lunging drop volley early in the fourth set sent Haase spiralling, and he never recovered, dropping the last two sets in less than an hour combined. Goffin won the last 11 games of the match, and Haase tallied just five points in the entire fifth set.
The world number nine commanded the stat sheet, winning 75 percent of first serve points and converting 10 of 17 break points. Goffin nearly doubled up Haase with 59 winners to 32 for the Dutchman, who barely won half of his service games.
The draw sets up nicely for Goffin, who awaits French wild card Corentin Moutet and could face No. 32 seed Gael Monfils in the third round. The the 19-year-old Moutet dispatched Ivo Karlovic in straight sets earlier on Sunday.
