Gabriel Diallo wins Miami Open qualifying match

Gabriel Diallo from Montreal won a singles qualifying match at the Miami Open on Monday. He faced Yosuke Watanuki from Japan and managed to secure a victory despite facing a challenge in the middle of the match. Diallo, who is 23 years old and seeded sixth in the qualifiers, won the match with a score of 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3. The match lasted almost two hours. Both players had 10 aces, but Watanuki struggled more with errors, making 32 unforced mistakes compared to Diallo's 24. The key to Diallo's win was his strong second serve. He won 71 percent of his second serve points, while Watanuki won only 41 percent. Diallo also saved one break point, while Watanuki could not save three of his four break points. Earlier in the day, two Canadian players lost their matches. Alexis Galarneau from Laval lost to Pavel Kotov from Russia after starting strong. Galarneau lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Meanwhile, Liam Draxl from Newmarket lost to Australia's Christopher O'Connell, with a score of 7-5, 6-0.