Canada’s Galarneau comes up short in French Open qualification bid

PARIS — Canada’s Alexis Galarneau fell just short of clinching his first Grand Slam main draw berth after a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 loss to Italy’s Federico Cina in the third round of qualifying Thursday

The 19-year-old Cina converted five break points to Galarneau’s three and advanced to his first Grand Slam main draw.

The 27-year-old Galarneau, from Laval, Que., was eliminated in the first round of qualifying in the previous two years at Roland Garros. He was only Canadian to advance to the third round of qualifying this year.

The five Canadians who had already qualified for the clay court Grand Slam were given their first-round assignments in Thursday’s draw.