Cornet, 79th in the world at 33, ended up giving in to Russian Elina Avanesyan (66th) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in 2h34. She was participating in her 17th US Open, the Major that succeeded her least since she only reached the round of 16 there once (2020), while she did so twice at Roland-Garros. and Wimbledon and played a quarter in Australia (2022).
Bonzi (108th), recipient of an invitation, took a quarter of an hour longer than his compatriot to play an extra set and dismiss Halys (70th) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The Frenchman, who ranked 42nd in the ATP at its highest last February, will face the American Christopher Eubanks (30th) in the next round.