ATP Cincinnati Masters: Sinner saves match point to advance to the round of 16, while Paul suffers a shocking defeat to Mannarino.

Top seed and defending champion Sinner saved a match point in the second-set tiebreak, winning 6-2, 7-6(6) against the 30th seed Diallo. He achieved a 23-match winning streak on hard courts across seasons and will face French veteran Mannarino in the fourth round, who upset the 13th seed and local favorite Paul with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner

Additionally, French players Bonzi and Atmane also advanced to the round of 16. Bonzi staged a comeback to defeat the 25th seed Tsitsipas 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4, and will face the 23rd seed Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round. Atmane, who came through the qualifiers, won against Brazilian rising star Fonseca 6-3, 6-4, marking his first entry into the round of 16 at a Masters event, and will challenge local hero Fritz in the fourth round. 7th seed Rune defeated the 28th seed Mikkelson 7-6(4), 6-3, advancing back-to-back into the round of 16 at two North American Masters events, where he will compete against local star Tiafoe for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Men's singles round of 16 matchups:

Sinner[1] vs Mannarino[Q]

Auger-Aliassime[23] vs Bonzi

Fritz[4] vs Atmane[Q]

Rune[7] vs Tiafoe[10]

(Written and edited by Wang Fei, images by Visual China)