By Canadian Press

Montreal’s Diallo through to first ATP semifinal with upset of Tabilo at Almaty Open

Oct 18, 2024 | 10:05 AM

ALMATY — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour semifinal with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, upset of Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo on Friday at the Almaty Open tennis tournament.

The 23-year-old, currently ranked 118th on the ATP Tour, had six aces without committing a double fault and was broken just once in the match that lasted just under two hours.

Diallo took control of the match when back-to-back unforced errors by Tabilo gave him a break to go up 2-1 in the third set.

The Canadian held serve the rest of the way, winning the match with an ace.

The six-foot-eight Diallo will next face fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina at the ATP 250 event.

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Tabilo, who was born in Toronto and represents his parents’ country of birth, was ranked No. 2 at the tournament and was looking for his third title of the year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2024.

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