Italian Lorenzo Sonego outlasted Canada's Gabriel Diallo in a five-set marathon at Wimbledon on Thursday, winning 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-2 on Court 14.
The match lasted four hours and 22 minutes, with Sonego, ranked 69th, repeating his victory over the 88th-ranked Diallo from their only previous meeting in Auckland last year.
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Diallo saved three set points in the fourth-set tiebreak to force a deciding set, but Sonego broke early to lead 3-1.
Although Diallo broke back in the fifth game, Sonego immediately broke again to go up 4-2 and added another break to close out the set 6-2.
The six-foot-eight-inch Canadian finished with 11 aces and six double faults, converting three of five break points.
Sonego converted four of nine break chances.
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Diallo hit 49 winners to Sonego's 48 but committed 42 unforced errors against the Italian's 30.
This marks his second consecutive second-round exit at Wimbledon after losing at the same stage in 2025.
Sonego advances to the third round, where he will face sixth seed Taylor Fritz of the United States, who defeated compatriot Patrick Kypson in straight sets.
Felix Auger-Aliassime remains the only Canadian man in the singles draw, set to face American qualifier Michael Zheng in the third round.
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In women's doubles, Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez and partner Yulia Putintseva lost in the first round to Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic in three sets.
