Almaty Open—Almaty, Kazakhstan
Diallo Reaches Maiden in Almaty; Kasatkina Advances to Ningbo Closing
Canadian Gabriel Diallo reached the primary Tour closing of his younger profession on Saturday in Almaty, Kazakhstan, defeating No. 4 seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-2.
Needing one hour and eight minutes to advance, Diallo struck 5 aces, gained 79 p.c of his first serve factors and broke serve on three events.
Hitting 17 winners in whole, Diallo will subsequent face both No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov or Australian Aleksandar Vukic.
Diallo, who’s 23-years-old, is as much as No. 87 within the reside rankings after reaching the finals. He had entered the occasion with a 4-6 document on the season.
Paul Goals for Stockholm Title
American Tommy Paul reached his second closing in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday when he defeated Swiss nice Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2.
Paul hit 28 winners and gained 90 p.c of his factors on the web through the one hour and 20 minute contest. He has additionally racked up a formidable season to this point. The 27-year-old has gained two titles and at present stands at 44-17 in 2024.
Wawrinka, who was seeking to win his first title since 2017, is at present ranked No. 167 on the earth.
The day’s different semifinal will function No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov going through No. 7 seed Tallan Griekspoor.
Semifinal Saturday in Antwerp
The semifinal matches have been set for the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium. With an awesome alternative for all 4 gamers, the day’s encounters will function No. 5 seed Jiri Lehecka taking over No. 8 seed Marcos Giron and Roberto Bautista Agut going through Hugo Gaston.
Gaston defeated prime seed Alex de Minaur in spectacular vogue on Friday, prevailing by a scoreline of 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
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Ningbo Open—Ningbo, China
Saturday’s schedule in Ningbo, China noticed world No. 11 Daria Kasatkina advance to the finals, defeating Spaniard Paula Badosa 6-4 retire.
The ultimate is the sixth of the 12 months that Kasatkina has reached. The 27-year-old gained her lone title of the season in Eastbourne, Nice Britain over Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
Kasatkina will subsequent face both Mirra Andreeva or Karolina Muchova on Sunday.
Rain Delays in Osaka
Rain delays in Osaka, Japan have halted play for Saturday’s semifinals.
When the semifinals do get underway, No. 7 seed Diane Parry will face Suzan Lamens and Aoi Ito will tackle Kimberly Birrell.
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