Cincinnati update: Musetti and Ruud are out, Sinner advances easily, and Fonsaca gets lucky.

On Saturday, the second round of the upper bracket took place, where seeded players faced challenges from various non-seeded players who had won in the first round. The most surprising matches were Lindeknecht defeating the 11th seed Ruud and Banjie overcoming the 8th seed Musetti. Both French players advanced to the third round.

Top seed Sinnerdefeated qualifier Garlan with a score of 6-1/6-1, advancing easily. The match lasted only one hour. In the third round, Sinner will face30th seed Diallowho advanced by defeating Baez, and we hope he can perform better.

4th seed Fritzdefeated compatriot Nava with a score of 6-4/6-4, advancing to the third round. He will face31st seed Sonegowho advanced by defeating Borges.

7th seed Runenarrowly defeated Roman Safiullin with scores of 7-5, 7-6 (5), successfully advancing to the third round. This victory improved his ATP head-to-head record against Safiullin to 3-0. He will face28th seed Michelsenwho previously came back to defeat Komuta with scores of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Currently, Rune ranks 14th in the live ATP Turin Finals standings.

Benjamin Bonzicame back to defeat8th seed Musettiwith scores of 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4),Arthur Lindeknechtdefeated11th seed Ruudwith scores of 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2, both advancing to the third round. In the live ATP Turin Finals standings, Musetti and Ruud are currently ranked 9th and 10th respectively, but their early exit in Cincinnati may lead to a further drop in their rankings.

This is Bonzi's second victory against a Top 10 player this season, and he has risen 8 places in the ATP live rankings to 55th. This French player previously defeated Daniil Medvedev in the first round at Wimbledon, and he will next face25th seed Tsitsipaswho won against Hungarian player Maura with scores of 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Lindeknecht finally achieved his first victory over Ruud after losing to him in their previous four encounters, and it was a hard-fought comeback. Ruud, known for his stable performance, seems to be less consistent this season. This marks the second time in 29 matches this year that he has lost after winning the first set. Lindeknecht will face23rd seed Auger-Aliassimewho advanced by defeating Etcheverry.

10th seed Tiafoedefeated Bayena with scores of 6-3/6-4 to advance smoothly. He will face20th seed Humbertwho advanced by defeating Chinese player Huang Zelin.

13th seed Paulhad a relatively easy victory, defeating Martinez with scores of 6-2/6-2 to advance to the third round. In the next round, he will face veteran French player Mannarino who came through qualifying. The 37-year-oldMannarino eliminated19th seed Khachanov! Quite a surprise. He also won against Australian player Thompson in the first round with scores of 6-2/6-2.

17th seed Fokinahas had a bit of bad luck. This is his second consecutive tournament where he has retired mid-match. It seems that after nearly clinching the championship in Washington, he has exhausted all his energy. The match was at 7-6 (4)/4-5 when Fokina retired again. Last week, he retired while trailing 0-3 in the final set against Rublev in Toronto.

Luck has smiled uponFonsacaat least in terms of not having to play a set. In the third round, Fonsaca will face qualifier Atmara.

Unexpectedly, qualifierAtmaranarrowly defeated15th seed Koboliwith scores of 6-4/3-6/7-6 (5)! I was looking forward to seeing Fonsaca against Koboli, but that’s off the table now.

The 23-year-old French player Atmara, ranked 136th, eliminated Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets 6-2/6-2 in the first round. With two victories in qualifying, he has now won four matches in a row, rising to 118th in the ATP live rankings.

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