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ATP Almaty — Gabriel Diallo vs Amir Omarkhanov
🧠 Form & Context
Gabriel Diallo (CAN, #35, righty)
- 2025: 35–26 overall | Hard 16–15 | Grass 9–3 | Clay 8–7 | Indoors ’25: —
- Recent: Shanghai 2R d. Bonzi, 3R d. Goffin, R16 tight L to Bergs (TB). Toronto 3R (l. Fritz). Cincy win over Báez.
- Titles/Finals: ’s-Hertogenbosch champion (d. Thompson, Khachanov, Humbert, Bergs). Runner-up in Almaty last year.
- Career indoors: 42–19 — serve/plus-one scales well under a roof.
Amir Omarkhanov (KAZ, #1198, righty)
- 2025: 10–14 overall | Hard 6–10 | Clay 4–4 | Indoors ’25: —
- Recent: ITF Futures wins (Maryško, Ouakaa); a couple of 15/25k QFs; losses to Wiedenmann & Ortenzi late Sep/early Oct.
- Step-up spot vs current top-40 opponent; home soil debut at this level.
- H2H: 0–0.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Scaling to indoors: Diallo’s top-tier serve/first-strike package historically pops under a roof. Even without ’25 indoor reps, his career mark and recent Masters-level dust-ups suggest readiness.
Pace & weight of shot: Omarkhanov owns tools and home comfort, but he’s been operating at Futures tempo; there’s a sizable gap in experience, ball weight, and scoreboard resilience.
Keys — Diallo: High first-serve hit rate, early FH aggression, step in on 2nd-serve returns to keep points short.
Keys — Omarkhanov: Stretch rallies, work BH patterns, ride the crowd, and target any Diallo slow start with early holds to add scoreboard pressure.
🔮 Prediction
Massive class/experience edge for Diallo in conditions that reward serve-plus-one clarity. The youngster can make pockets competitive — especially early — but sustaining resistance across two sets against this pace is a tall order.
Pick: Diallo in two sets (comfortable).
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Gabriel Diallo | Amir Omarkhanov |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking / Hand | #35 / Right | #1198 / Right |
| 2025 Record | 35–26 | 10–14 |
| 2025 Splits | Hard 16–15 | Grass 9–3 | Clay 8–7 | Indoors — | Hard 6–10 | Clay 4–4 | Indoors — |
| Career Indoors | 42–19 | — |
| Recent Highlights | ’s-Hertogenbosch title; Shanghai R16; Toronto 3R | ITF wins; a couple of 15/25k QFs |
| H2H | First meeting (0–0) | |
| Primary Edge | Serve + first-strike indoors | Home crowd; low expectations |
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