US Open: Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech to make his debut in the last 16 of a Grand Slam, joined by Adrien Mannarino

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In tears, the 2023 semi-finalist quickly left the Louis Armstrong court. Having won his first Masters 1000 in Toronto in early August, Shelton was among the underdogs in New York.

"When he started to get hurt, he was leading and honestly, I think he probably would have won the match" if he hadn't been injured, said the winner in his post-match interview, who had failed five times in the third round of the US Open before finally making it through. Mannarino will face Czech Jiri Lehecka ( 21st ) on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals.

The last Frenchman to reach the round of 16 at the US Open was Corentin Moutet until Friday, in 2022. You have to go back six years to find several French players at this stage of the competition, in New York (Gaël Monfils, Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2016).

Facing the Czech Tomas Machac ( 22nd ) in the third round later in the day, Ugo Blanchet ( 184th ) can, if he succeeds, further increase the French contingent in the last 16.

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