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Canada's Diallo advances via walkover in Shanghai as Sinner, Fritz exit
Gabriel Diallo of Montreal advanced to the round of 16 men's singles at the Rolex Shanghai Masters tennis tournament with a 12-minute victory on Saturday night.
Diallo was a dozen minutes into his round of 32 match against David Goffin, and ahead 3-0, when the Belgium player retired citing injury.
Diallo will face the winner of a match between Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina and Zizou Bergs of Belgium.
In other round of 32 matches, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to play Jiri Lehecka of Czechia, while Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal is scheduled to play Jesper de Jong of Netherlands.
Meanwhile, big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard upset fourth-ranked Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-5 and advanced to the fourth round, while defending champion Jannik Sinner retired due to severe leg cramps.
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Thirty-first seed Gabriel Diallo will take on unseeded David Goffin in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 2025. Diallo advanced past Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets, while Goffin pulled off a major upset by defeating sixth seed Ben Shelton, also in straight sets. Diallo is enjoying a breakthrough season on tour. The Canadian reached a career-high world ranking of No. 33 in August and currently sits at No. 35.
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Diallo advances to Shanghai Round of 16 via Goffin retirement
Gabriel Diallo advanced to the round of 16 in Shanghai after third-round opponent David Goffin retired due to injury.
The match lasted 12 minutes and ended with the Canadian up 3-0 before the Belgian pulled out of the match. The 31st-ranked Diallo was strong on his serve in the abbreviated outing, winning half of his service points via his four aces.
It’s a disappointing end to the tournament for Goffin, who was riding high off a massive upset of sixth-ranked Ben Shelton in the second round.
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The 24-year-old Diallo will take on Zizou Bergs in the round of 16 on Tuesday, following Bergs’ upset of 19th seed Francisco Cerundolo in the third round.
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