Montreal’s Diallo through to first ATP semifinal with upset of Tabilo at Almaty Open

ALMATY — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first career ATP Tour semifinal with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, upset of Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo on Friday at the Almaty Open tennis tournament.

The 23-year-old, currently ranked 118th on the ATP Tour, had six aces without committing a double fault and was broken just once in the match that lasted just under two hours.

Diallo took control of the match when back-to-back unforced errors by Tabilo gave him a break to go up 2-1 in the third set.

The Canadian held serve the rest of the way, winning the match with an ace.