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Diallo goals on! Canadian sinks Cerundolo to succeed in maiden Tour closing in Almaty

23-year-old will break High 100 of PIF ATP Rankings for first time on Monday

October 19, 2024

Gabriel Diallo racked up a double milestone on Saturday on the Almaty Open.

The Canadian sunk Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-2 on the indoor hard-court ATP 250 to succeed in his maiden ATP Tour championship match. Along with his complete 68-minute triumph towards the fourth-seeded Cerundolo, Diallo additionally assured he’ll on Monday break into the High 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings for the primary time.

“A whole lot of pleasure, numerous pleasure. A whole lot of reduction as effectively,” mentioned Diallo, when requested about his feelings after his semi-final win. “I’ve been taking part in some good tennis and I’m very pleased to see that the outcomes are going my manner. It means the world to me, particularly right here. I’ve obtained members of the family right here that I’ve by no means met earlier than, so clearly it’s fairly cool that they got here and I’m having an excellent week right here. I’m extraordinarily pleased.”

Diallo transformed all three break factors he earned towards Cerundolo, in keeping with Infosys ATP Stats. The massive-serving 23-year-old, who had not reached an ATP Tour quarter-final previous to this week, has risen 31 spots No. 87 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings because of his Almaty run to date.

“It’s tremendous particular. Clearly the High 100 is one thing that you simply attempt to break. It’s a fairly large milestone,” mentioned Diallo. “It will get you into the larger occasions and the Slams, which is all the time extra enjoyable, extra stimulating. I’m tremendous pleased for myself and for my crew. We’ve been working actually laborious to get the place we’re proper now, and hopefully it may be the start of one thing particular.”

After turning into the seventh Canadian to succeed in an ATP Tour closing this century, Diallo will tackle third seed Karen Khachanov or Aleksandar Vukic in Sunday’s championship match in Kazakhstan.