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It took Félix Auger-Aliassime a set to get going, but the 25-year-old Canadian prevailed in an all-Montreal men’s singles matchup at the Indian Wells Open on Sunday night.

The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime defeated fellow Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 in a match that took nearly two-and-a-half hours to play.

The 24-year-old Diallo finished with more aces (11-9) and had no double faults compared to Auger-Aliassime’s five. But he had 42 unforced errors while Auger-Aliassime had 32.