(New York) Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo reached the third and final round of qualifying for the US Open on Wednesday, winning 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 against Frenchman Titouan Droguet.
Overcoming eight double faults, Diallo managed to take the lead 5-4 in the breaks.
The two players had met during a Challenger in June in England – a match that Droguet had won 7-5, 5-7 and 6-3 in the first round.
Diallo, 22, is ranked 144th in the ATP. He will come up against Valentin Royer, 198th.e in the world. The Frenchman beat the American Ethan Quinn 6-1, 4-6 and 7-6 (6).
At the end of July, the Quebecer was the big winner of a Challenger tournament in Chicago.
In early August, Diallo lost in the first round of the Omnium Banque Nationale to Karen Khachanov, ranked 23rd in the ATP.
Later Wednesday, Canada’s Rebecca Marino will face Ariane Hartono of the Netherlands in the second round of qualifying.