Gabriel Diallo advances to the third round at the Canadian Open
Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo, known for his imposing height, achieved a remarkable victory over Italian Matteo Gigante at the Canadian Open, securing his place in the third round of the tournament. Diallo, who is 6 feet 8 inches tall, demonstrated his skill on the court by defeating Gigante with a score of 6-3 and 7-6 (5). The match, which was interrupted by rain, lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes. The Canadian tennis player managed to save two set points when the score was 2-5 against him, which allowed him to regain ground and force a tiebreak. Gigante came to lead the tiebreak 5-3, but Diallo reacted with determination, winning the last four points and sealing the victory with a double fault by his opponent on the decisive point.This triumph marks another milestone in Diallo’s promising career, who last month won his first title on the ATP circuit in the Netherlands. In the next phase, Diallo will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, second seed, and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. In other second-round results, American Ben Shelton, seeded fourth, defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino with a score of 6-2 and 6-3. For his part, Russian Andrey Rublev, sixth seed, defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston with a result of 6-2 and 6-3.Tennis is sometimes quite crazy with the momentum shifts you see during a match.
Gabriel Diallo
