Canada's Gabriel Diallo upsets Ugo Humbert, advances to Libema Open final
The Montreal native will face Belgium's Zizou Bergs in Sunday's final
Canada's Gabriel Diallo has chalked up another upset en route to the Libema Open final in the Netherlands.
The 23-year-old Diallo defeated No. 2 seed Ugo Humbert of France 6-3, 7-6 (4) in Saturday's semifinal. Diallo also took out No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia in Friday's quarterfinal to advance into Saturday's match.
The six-foot-eight Montreal native turned a 2-2 tie into a 5-2 edge in the tiebreaker. After Humbert made it a one-point game trying to force a third set, Diallo pulled away with two straight points to earn the win.
Diallo had four aces without a double fault, while also winning 83 per cent of his first-serve points. He broke on one of his five chances while holding Humbert without a break point opportunity.
Meanwhile, the Frenchman had two aces, also without a double fault, and won 66 per cent of his first-serve points.
Diallo will next face Belgium's Zizou Bergs in Sunday's final. Bergs defeated American Reilly Opelka 6-1, 6-4 in the other semifinal on Saturday.
