Monday overview: Diallo cheerfully saves in Madrid

Indian Wells, Miami and now Madrid. Gabriel Diallo had a fairly atypical course in the Masters 1000 up to‘Now in 2025.

The Canadian had the merit of taking advantage of his second chances and now, at the Madrid open, Diallo has the opportunity to take one more step in major tournaments. Thanks to his two victories last week, he is the Canadian to have won the most matches on clay in 2025.

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In case you have missed it: a third second chance for Diallo

You can say that Gabriel Diallo is really lucky this year.

For the third time in four Masters 1000, the Montrealer acceded to the main draw as a draft player after losing in the last qualifying round. Just like Indian Wells and Miami, he took the opportunity to win his first gamebeating Zizou Bergs in two rounds.

In Madrid, his luck did not stop when he entered the main draw. Indeed, he should have faced Carlos Alcaraz In the second round, but the latter withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by another drained player, Kamil Majchrzak. Diallo gave him a hot struggle and eliminated it in three rounds To reach the third round of a Masters 1000 circuit test for the first time in his career.

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Denis Shapovalov joined Diallo in the third round thanks to A gain at the expense of Kei Nishikori. The Canadian number two benefited from an exemption in the first round.

Bianca Andreescu signed his first victory of the season in Madrid By indicating the exit to McCartney Kessler the initial turn. The former champion of the United States international took part in her second tournament of the season and this gain was her first since October 2024.

Elle fell in the second round Facing Elena Rybakina11^e world.

Felix Auger-aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez failed to win their first victory on the clay of the season in Madrid. After exemptions in the first round, the two Canadians bit the dust, bowing in front Juan Muel Manuel Cerundolo et At Ann Lirespectively.

Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski participated in the painting of the female double, but were also eliminated in the first round.

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Not to be missed: Shapovalov dream of going far

Gabriel Diemer and Denis Shapovalov hope to continue their momentum in Madrid when electricity is restored.

The two players had to play their third round match on Monday, but the electricity failure that affected the entire Iberian Peninsula canceled most of the Madrid Open matches. The game should to resume mardi.

Diallo tries to reach the fourth round of a “ grand »Tournament (Masters 1000 or Grand Colem) for the first time in his career. His next opponent will be the former champion ofIndian Wells Cameron Norrie. A victory would allow him to face Grigor Dimitrov or Jacob Fearnley.

Shapovalov will have a lot to do, because it will be measured in Alex deMinaur (6^e). The Australian won their four previous duels, but it will be the first on clay.

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It’s been almost three years since Shapovalov did not reach the knockout stages of a large tournament. In 2022, he was in the fourth round of Wimbledon when‘He suffered a knee injury that slowed down his momentum. A month earlier, he had reached the quarter -finals in Rome, which was the last time that‘He had crossed the third round of a tournament on the Masters 1000 circuit.

The two Canadians could meet the iron in the quarterfinals. Their halfway is quite open, Jack Draper, 5^eseeded, being the possible opponent best classified in the semi-finals.

Under the radar: Draxl and Cross Finalists

Last weekend, Canada went very close to getting their hands on two crowns because Liam Draxl et Kayla Cross have reached finals.

Draxl was qualified For the Simple Challenger final of Savannah, in Georgiason fourth match championship of the saison. He has Unfortunately suffered a defeat heartbreak 6-2, 2-6 and 7-6 (2) facing the Colombian Nicolas Mejia.

As for Cross, she took part in the final of the ITF W100 tournament in Charlottesville, in Virginia, with the Australian Petra Cavebut fell into accounts of 7-5 and 7-5 against Maria Kozyreva and in Irina Shymanovich. This week, the Canadian is playing a W100 tournament in Bonita Springs, Florida, and is accompanied by his compatriots Carol Zhao and Katherine Sebov.

This week, Quebec City is hosting an ITF J100 event.