Gabriel Diallo, of Canada plays a backhand return to Zizou Bergs, of Belgium during the men's singles match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center, in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
January 07, 2026 - 5:31 AM
HONG KONG — Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo was eliminated in the second round of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday after he was upset 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 by local wildcard Coleman Wong.
Montreal's Diallo, who was seeded sixth at the ATP 250 event, won 81 per cent of first-serve points and didn't face break point while breaking Wong twice in a dominant first set.
Wong recovered and outperformed Diallo two breaks to one in each of the next two sets.
Diallo opened the tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (7) win over Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Diallo is coming off a breakout season on the ATP Tour.
He won his first title in 2025 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 before ending the year at No. 41.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 7, 2026.
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