Overview
- Fritz, the No. 2 seed and world No. 4, meets 27th seed Gabriel Diallo in Friday’s third-round clash at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Toronto, marking a hard-court replay of their Wimbledon epic.
- Diallo has surged this season, climbing about 50 ranking spots to No. 36 and winning his first ATP title at the Libema Open in June.
- Fritz arrives buoyed by two tour titles this year and an ATP-leading 79.75% first-serve points won, having fired 27 aces against Diallo at Wimbledon.
- Their prior meeting produced a combined 53 aces over five sets, underlining both players’ serve-driven styles.
- As the only Canadian remaining, Diallo will lean on home support to challenge Fritz and aim for his deepest run at a Masters 1000 tournament.