By Canadian Press

Diallo’s breakthrough run ends with quarterfinal loss to Musetti at Madrid Open

May 1, 2025 | 1:13 PM

MADRID — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo’s impressive run at the 2025 Madrid Open ended in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.

Diallo, known for his powerful serve, couldn’t find his usual rhythm, finishing with no aces and winning just 24 per cent of his second-serve points.

Musetti, seeded 10th at the clay-court event, broke the 23-year-old Canadian four times and applied steady pressure on return.

The Italian will face No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain in the semifinals.

Diallo, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser, reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal with wins over Zizou Bergs, Kamil Majchrzak, former world No. 8 Cameron Norrie and 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov.

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He began the tournament ranked a career-high No. 78 and is projected to rise to No. 54, according to the ATP’s live rankings.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025.

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