Don’t miss the final of the Almaty tournament between Gabriel Diallo and Karen Khachanov, Sunday from 6 a.m., on RDS.ca.
Montrealer Gabriel Diallo reached the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career on Saturday.
This indoor tournament is part of the ATP 250 series.
Ranked 118th in the world, Diallo is assured of a breakthrough in the top 100 when the next ranking is published on Monday.
Ranked 31st in the world, Cerundolo was the fourth seed in Almaty.
Diallo signed all three breaks of the match and dominated 5-1 for the aces.
He took a 4-0 lead in the second set, started with a break at zero.
“I am very happy, very excited but also very relieved,” said the Canadian, quoted by the ATP website. I have been playing well for a while, and I am very happy that the results are following. I’m delighted. »
Her rival on Sunday will be third seed Karen Khachanov (26th in the world), who defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-4.
Their only previous meeting took place in August this year at the National Bank Open in Montreal. The Russian had the upper hand 6-4 and 6-4.
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