It's straight ahead to the final, Félix.

The Canadian is now the highest-ranked player in the top half of the draw. Yet he's not the one I trust the most.

New analysis where we’re going to talk about Sinner’s defeat, since it has a huge impact on a lot of players. In the bottom half of the draw, it’s less impactful because it’s still very strong and the players don’t project themselves as much all the way to the final as they do in the top half. We’ll have to see to what extent the top players are shaken or stressed by this opening in the draw, and Félix is one of them. I think the Canadian already has a lot of experience at the highest level in Grand Slams and can handle this better than other players. He’s quite a serious and diligent guy in everything he does in general. We know he can raise his level of play. He’s also coming off a pretty complete match against Buruchaga. He lost a set but I thought he looked good in terms of the overall performance. I also like the fact that his next match is in the night session. It will be less demanding physically and I have a pretty good feeling about him.

Nakashima knows he has a huge opportunity here and that he could open up the draw even more with a win over Auger-Aliassime. When we talk about a diligent and serious player, I think the American is one of the best examples. What he does is always clean and solid. Even if his maximum level doesn’t break through the ceiling, he’s still a guy who can battle for a long time with intensity that barely fluctuates. He’s coming off a solid win against Van Assche.

In a tough match against the crowd and the Frenchman’s game, a lot of things are going to change with this new opponent, especially the quality of the serve. That was what Van Assche lacked the most. Auger-Aliassime is two or three levels above him in that area, knowing that Nakashima is not a great returner. For me, one of the decisive points in this match is that both players serve particularly well.