Madrid Masters: Lucky loser Diallo stuns Dimitrov to reach quarter-finals
Gabriel Diallo edged out Grigor Dimitrov 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4. He’ll play either Alex De Minaur or Lorenzo Musetti, the No 10 seed, in the next round
Gabriel Diallo, Madrid Open, 2025 © Laurent Lairys/Psnewz
Canadian lucky loser Gabriel Diallo reached the last eight of the Madrid Masters by edging out Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 15 seed, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 at the Caja Mágica.
Diallo, ranked No 78, will play the winner of the match between Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 6 seed, and Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 10 seed, next.
The Canadian won against Belgian Zizou Bergs (6-1, 6-2), Pole lucky loser Kamil Majchrzak (7-5, 4-6, 6-4) and Cameron Norrie (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Dimitrov, ranked No 16, beat Chilean Nicolas Jarry (6-3, 6-4) and qualifier Jacob Fearnley (6-4, 7-6 (3)).
Madrid Masters 1000, other last-16 results (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 8.055.385, most recent results first):
- Alex De Minaur vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Jack Draper (5) beat Tommy Paul (11): 6-2, 6-2
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Frances Tiafoe (16): 6-3, 7-5
- Casper Ruud (14) beat Taylor Fritz (3): 7-5, 6-4
- Daniil Medvedev (9) beat Brandon Nakashima (31): 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo (20) beat Alexander Zverev (1): 7-5, 6-3
- Jakub Mensik (22) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 6-2
