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

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)

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 Felix 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.