Canada’s Gabriel Diallo advances to second round in French Open qualifying

PARIS — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to the second round of French Open qualifying by defeating Genaro Alberto Olivieri of Argentina 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in men’s singles action Monday.

Ranked 166th in the world, Diallo hit five aces, won 65 per cent of his points on second serve and converted 6-of-11 breakpoint chances en route to winning the match in two hours 32 minutes.

The 22-year-old from Montreal is scheduled to meet Marco Trungelliti of Argentina on Wednesday in the second round.

He’s attempting to qualify for the main draw at Roland-Garros for the first time in his career.