ALMATY/STARNBERG, October 13, 2025
Seventh-seeded Canadian Gabriel Diallo made a commanding start to his campaign at the Almaty Open ATP 250 event defeating local wild card entry Amir Omarkhanov 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round on Monday.
Diallo, who captured his maiden ATP Tour title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch earlier this season, dominated the match with his serve and powerful baseline game to advance in just over an hour. The 22-year-old Canadian will next face James Duckworth, after the Australian overcame fellow qualifier Ugo Blanchet of France 6-3, 6-4 in a one-hour, 14-minute encounter.
The 2024 finalist is up and running
Gabriel Diallo breezes past Amir Omarkhanov 6-3 6-1 in 62 minutes! #AlmatyOpen pic.twitter.com/IsMQ5mD9l8
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 13, 2025
In another first-round singles match, Fabian Marozsan of Hungary battled past Italy’s Luca Nardi 7-6(3), 6-3. The World No. 52 recovered after letting slip a 5-3 lead in the opening set before clinching the tiebreak and sealing the win in straight sets. The victory improved Marozsan’s head-to-head record against Nardi to 3-0
MONDAY RESULTS
Singles – First Round
Fabian Marozsan (HUN) bt Luca Nardi (ITA) 7-6(3), 6-3
[7] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) bt [WC] Amir Omarkhanov (KAZ) 6-3, 6-1
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) bt [Q] Ugo Blanchet (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
[8] Corentin Moutet (FRA) bt [Q] Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6-1, 7-6(9)
Doubles – First Round
Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) bt Nicolas Barrientos (COL) / Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-2, 6-2
[4] Theo Arribage (FRA) / Albano Olivetti (FRA) bt N. Sriram Balaji (IND) / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 6-4, 3-6, [11-9]
