Gabriel Diallo confirmed some resilience as his promising begin to the 2025 season continued on Tuesday.
The Canadian defeated Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 within the first spherical of the Hong Kong Open.
Diallo, world No. 82, earned a spot within the ATP Tour 250 occasion by successful a pair of qualifying matches.
The Montrealer will subsequent face Italian No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti within the spherical of 16.
Diallo, 23, superior in 2024. A runner-up on the Almaty Open in October adopted that up with a run to the third spherical of the US Open.
In the meantime, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., misplaced 6-2, 6-3 to Japan’s Kei Nishikori within the opening spherical in Hong Kong.
Shapovalov tweeted afterward that he was battling a virus and was unable to play to his potential in his season opener.
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