Wimbledon tournament qualifying | Diallo and Galarneau advance to the second round

(London) Quebecers Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau reached the second round of qualifying for the Wimbledon tournament on Monday at the All England Club.


Aged 22, Diallo scored a 6-7 (8), 6-1, 7-6 (6) victory against Tunisian Aziz Dougaz.

The Montrealer will now face Colombian Daniel Galan, eighth seed in qualifying.

Diallo is trying to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the second time in his career. He was successful at the Roland-Garros tournament last month, where he lost in five sets to the Japanese Kei Nishikori in the first round.

Galarneau, 25, defeated Manuel Guinard in three sets of 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and will now face another Frenchman, 38-year-old veteran Richard Gasquet.

The Laval resident is aiming for a first participation in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.


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