INDIAN WELLS — Gabriel Diallo of Montreal dropped the first set 7-6 (4) then bounced back with 7-6 (1), 6-3 to upset Andrey Rublev in the second round of men’s singles at the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Canadian will face the ninth-seeded Félix Auger-Aliassime, also of Montreal, in the third round of the ATP 1000 event.
Diallo needed almost three hours to take down the 17th-seeded Russian. He finished with 12 aces, 40 winners, 44 unforced errors and six double faults. Rublev had six aces, 34 winners, 32 unforced errors and three double faults.
Diallo saved two of five break points and won four of seven break points. He won 25 per cent (four of 16) return games, while Rublev won 18 per cent (three of 17).
Later Saturday, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., plays Katernina Siniakova of Czechia in women’s singles, while Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil play Jiang Xinyu of China and Ulrikke Eikeri of Norway in women’s doubles.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2026.
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