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Gabriel Diallo of Canada plays a return to Benjamin Bonzi of France during the men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
By The Canadian Press

Diallo advances to second round at Wimbledon after Bonzi retires in fifth set

Jun 30, 2026 | 11:27 AM

LONDON — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo advanced at Wimbledon with a walkover in his first-round match Tuesday against France’s Benjamin Bonzi.

Bonzi was trailing 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-1 when Bonzi took a medical timeout before withdrawing from the match.

After going down two sets, Diallo battled back in the third. He gave up an early break, but battled back to win a tightly contested tiebreaker.

Diallo built on the momentum, taking the fourth set with a break in the decisive game. He scored his fourth break of the game to take a 3-1 lead in the fifth before Bonzi retired.

The 24-year-old Canadian will next face Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Diallo joins fellow Montrealer Félix Auger-Aliassime in the second round. Auger-Aliassime, the men’s third seed at the All England Club, will meet Dino Prizmic of Croatia on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2026.

The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press