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Canadians Diez, Schnur advance to second round of French Open qualifying

PARIS – Canadians Steven Diez and Brayden Schnur advanced to the second round of men’s qualifying at the French Open with wins on Monday.

Diez, from Toronto, defeated Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

Schnur, from Pickering, Ont., downed Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas 6-1, 6-4.

Diez next faces Christopher Eubanks of the United States, while Schnur will meet American Sebastian Korda.

Women’s qualifying starts Tuesday.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2020.

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