The third round of the upper half has concluded, and Paul has been unexpectedly eliminated.

Top seed Sinnerfaced challenges but ultimately defeated Diallo 6-2/7-6 (6) to reach the Round of 16. In the fourth round, he will faceMannarinowho, at 37 years old, pulled off an upset against 13th seed Paul, with set scores of 5-7/6-3/6-4.

23rd seed Auger-Aliassime'sopponent Lindeknecht retired midway through the match, with the score at 7-6 (4)/4-2. In the fourth round, Auger-Aliassime will faceBancilawho came back to defeat 25th seed Tsitsipas.

After Musetti's early exit, Sinner faces less difficulty before the semifinals.

Fourth seed Fritzwon a tough match against Sonego with scores of 7-6 (4)/7-5. In the fourth round, he will battle qualifier Atmane.The 23-year-old French player Atmanehas won against Nishioka, 15th seed Cobolli, and Fonseca, making it five consecutive wins including qualifiers, currently ranking 107th. One more victory will place him in the TOP 100.

Seventh seed Runedefeated compatriot Michelsen 7-6 (4)/6-3, and will face10th seed Tiafoewho smoothly advanced by beating 20th seed Humbert 6-4/6-4.

The fourth round draw in the upper half

features two qualifiers, Mannarino and Atmane, advancing to the Round of 16! Both are French players, one older and one younger. Along with Bancila, there are three French players in the fourth round, surpassing the number of American players.

The matchup between Fritz and Atmane in the fourth round is noteworthy. Their head-to-head record stands at 1-0; in the second round of last year's Shanghai Masters, Fritz narrowly defeated Atmane 7-6 (4)/7-6 (5).

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