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Gabriel Diallo withdraws from Canada’s Davis Cup tie against France due to leg injury
Tennis Canada said Diallo is still recovering from a leg injury, and Rice, an NCAA champion, joins a roster chasing the Davis Cup Final 8.
- On Monday, Tennis Canada announced that Gabriel Diallo withdrew from Canada's Davis Cup tie against France due to a leg injury, with Keegan Rice replacing him for the qualifier beginning Friday in Quebec City.
- Diallo sustained the leg injury last month at the National Bank Open in his hometown of Montreal and remains in recovery, forcing his absence from the upcoming best-of-five tie.
- Canada's lineup features Felix Auger-Aliassime, Liam Draxl, and Duncan Chan, while The French side added Benjamin Bonzi, Quentin Halys, and Pierre-Hugues Herbert after Arthur Fils withdrew.
- "I'm of course disappointed and sad that I won't be able to compete," Diallo said in a statement, though he plans to travel to Quebec City to support his teammates.
- The winner advances to the Davis Cup Final 8 in November; Twelfth-ranked Canada reached this stage by defeating Brazil, while France qualified with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia.
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The Montrealer continues to recover as a result of a leg injury.
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Quebecer Gabriel Diallo will not take part in the second round of the Davis Cup qualifications between Canada and France, in Quebec City, announced Tennis Canada on Monday morning.
·Montreal, Canada
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While it was supposed to be Canada's number 2, Gabriel Diallo declared a package for the second round of the Davis Cup against France, which will take place on Friday and Saturday.
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