Shelton joins Sinner in crashing out of French Open to leave top half of draw wide open

[p]World number 62 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/collignon-raphael/xzJGXJ6t/"]Collignon[/a] produced a brilliant display to beat the American number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/raphael-c-xzJGXJ6t/shelton-b-QNuG0Gzb/?mid=URZmmlN6"]6-4, 7-5, 6-4[/a].[/p][p]The result leaves world number six [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Felix Auger-Aliassime[/a] as the highest-ranked player left in the top half of the men's draw after overwhelming title favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] was dumped out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-juan-manuel/A93TM7BR/"]Juan Manuel Cerundolo[/a] earlier Thursday.[/p][embed guid="7b775055-ffc9-4f04-9a49-dc01fbfcf67a" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2060087903292637390" social-type="twitter" /][p]Collignon, who also reached the US Open third round last year, will face either Matteo Arnaldi or former runner-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsitsipas-stefanos/hb6oWfc6/"]Stefanos Tsitsipas[/a] for a last-16 berth.[/p][p]It is the first time big-hitting left-hander [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Shelton[/a] has exited a Grand Slam event before the third round since Wimbledon in 2023.[/p]