Shapovalov, Diallo advance at Madrid Open; Dabrowski and Routliffe upset at doubles

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 26, 2025 6:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Montreal's Gabriel Diallo some precocious to the men's azygous Round of 32 astatine the Madrid Open connected Saturday.

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and spouse Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were upset successful the women's doubles tournament.

Shapovalov, the 29th effect successful the clay-court event, bushed Japanese seasoned Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4. Shapovalov volition look Australia's Alex de Minaur connected Monday.

Diallo, who was a precocious introduction successful the tournament, amazed Poland's Kamil Majchrzak 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. He takes connected Great Britain's Cameron Norrie connected Monday.

The 23-year-old Diallo entered the main gully arsenic a replacement for Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, who withdrew earlier the event's opening round.

Dabrowski and Routliffe were the apical effect successful the women's doubles tourney but mislaid to Romania's Sorana Cirstea and Anna Kalinskaya, who is from Russia, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.

Routliffe holds Canadian citizenship but represents New Zealand, wherever she was born.