Gabriel Diallo advances, Denis Shapovalov exits at Madrid Open

By Canadian Press on April 29, 2025.

MADRID — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, who earned entry into the Madrid Open as a lucky loser, advanced to the fourth round Tuesday with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

The 22-year-old fired eight aces and broke Norrie twice in the final two sets to move on at the clay-court tournament.

Diallo, the last Canadian remaining in Madrid, will next face No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the Round of 16.

It marks the best performance of Diallo’s career at an ATP Masters 1000 event.

Earlier Tuesday, the 29th-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 7-6 (3) decision to No. 6 Alex de Minaur of Australia.

Both Diallo’s and Shapovalov’s matches had been postponed from Monday after a massive power outage disrupted large parts of Spain and Portugal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2025.

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