By The Canadian Press on October 20, 2024.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo lost to Russian-Armenian player Karen Khachanov in three sets at the Almaty Open men’s final on Sunday. Khachanov won his seventh ATP Tour title 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. The 28-year-old Khachanov has won both of his matches with the 23-year-old Diallo. Khachanov also beat Diallo 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 64 at this year’s National Bank Open. Diallo had seven aces to Khachanov’s six and the Russian-Armenian had a double fault. Khachanov converted 6 of 19 break points, while Diallo managed to convert 3 of 6. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2024. 8