Maiden ATP title for Diallo, Mertens bags crown

Canadian Gabriel Diallo battled past Belgium's Zizou Bergs 7-5 7-6(8) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday to clinch his maiden ATP Tour title after Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the women’s final.

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In his second ATP Tour final after losing to Karen Khachanov in Almaty last October, Diallo confidently overcame Bergs, never allowing the Belgian to win more than one game in a row.

The Canadian, who saved his opponent's two break points, was down 6-4 in the tiebreaker but won three straight points and went on to take the win.

The 23-year-old became only the fourth Canadian man this century to win a tour-level title, and first to win an ATP Tour singles title on grass.