ALMATY — 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.
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