Montreal's Gabriel Diallo and Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski both secured victories on Monday at the Eastbourne Open grass-court tournament. Diallo advanced to the second round in men's singles, while Dabrowski and her partner moved into the women's doubles quarterfinals, according to reports from The Canadian Press.
How did Diallo win his match?
Gabriel Diallo won his opening match by defeating France's Terence Atmane in three sets, 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-5. The Canadian clinched the victory by breaking Atmane in the final game of the match, his third break of the day. According to The Canadian Press, Diallo was broken only once and won 81 per cent of his first-serve points. Both players served well, with Diallo recording 12 aces to Atmane's 11.
Who does Diallo play next?
Diallo's next opponent will be the tournament's fourth seed, Tomas Etcheverry of Argentina. This will be their second meeting. Diallo won their only previous encounter, which took place in the first round of the Miami Masters last year, as reported by Sportsnet.ca. The win improved Diallo's season record to 7-15.
How did Dabrowski perform in doubles?
Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner, Luisa Stefani of Brazil, won their opening-round doubles match in straight sets. The top-seeded pair defeated Anastasia Detiuc of Czechia and Irina Khromacheva of Russia 6-3, 6-2. Dabrowski and Stefani were efficient, saving all six break points they faced while converting three of their own six opportunities, The Canadian Press noted.
The Canadian-Brazilian duo will face Japan's Miyu Kato and Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in the quarterfinals. The Eastbourne Open serves as a key tune-up event on the grass-court swing ahead of Wimbledon.