Gabriel Diallo continued his good October roll on Tuesday.
The Canadian defeated world No. 72 Christopher O’Connell of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-2 within the opening spherical of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.
Montreal-born Diallo, ranked 118th on the planet, had 9 aces, received 84 factors on her debut and fought off O’Connell’s one-out lead.
Diallo is coming off a run to the semifinals of the Challenger (low-level) occasion in China. Final week, he certified for the Shanghai Masters.
Diallo, 23, reached the third spherical of the US Open earlier this yr because of his first of two Grand Slam singles wins.
The Canadian faces Croatia’s Borna Coric within the second spherical of the Almaty Open on Wednesday.
