Diallo advances via walkover over Goffin at Shanghai Masters

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SHANGHAI - Gabriel Diallo of Montreal advanced to the round of 16 men's singles at the Rolex Shanghai Masters tennis tournament with a 12-minute victory on Saturday night.

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SHANGHAI – Gabriel Diallo of Montreal advanced to the round of 16 men’s singles at the Rolex Shanghai Masters tennis tournament with a 12-minute victory on Saturday night.

Diallo was a dozen minutes into his round of 32 match against David Goffin, and ahead 3-0, when the Belgium player retired citing injury.

Diallo will face the winner of a match between Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina and Zizou Bergs of Belgium.

Gabriel Diallo, of Canada, returns a forehand to Taylor Fritz, of the United States of America, during their match at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Gabriel Diallo, of Canada, returns a forehand to Taylor Fritz, of the United States of America, during their match at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

In other round of 32 matches, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to play Jiri Lehecka of Czechia, while Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal is scheduled to play Jesper de Jong of Netherlands.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2025.

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