Gabriel Diallo, the last Canadian man standing in the men’s draw at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, was eliminated on Friday night.

In a battle of two seeded players, Taylor Fritz bested the last Canadian hope in Toronto. The 2nd seed ousted Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 in an hour and 15 minutes for a place in the last 16.

Second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States beat 6-foot-8 Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night in the third round of the National Bank Open. Fritz set up a fourth-round match in the hard-court event with 19th-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia.