US EditionQualifier Terence Atmane Upsets Second Top-10 Foe to Advance to Cincinnati Open Semis
Atmane, ranked 136th, defeated two top-10 players including ninth-ranked Rune to reach his first Cincinnati Open semi-final and will face world number one Jannik Sinner.
- On Thursday at the Cincinnati Open, French qualifier Terence Atmane stunned seventh-seeded Holger Rune 6-2, 6-3 to reach a semi-final against Jannik Sinner.
- Before Thursday, Atmane had just one of four tour-level matches this year and had already beaten world number four Taylor Fritz, as a qualifier.
- With 22 winners, Atmane said `I don't think any words can describe how I feel right now` after blasting Rune past him.
- He becomes the first qualifier in a decade to reach the Cincinnati Masters last four and is through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final at age 23.
- Ahead of his clash with Atmane, world number one Jannik Sinner prevailed in 71 minutes, marking his eighth straight win at this event, and said `I served well today, that was the key for me`.
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The world's 136-year-old Nordiste is holding high-flying performances this week at the Cincinnati tournament. After defeating the dreadful Danish Holger Rune on Thursday 14 August, he will challenge Jannik Sinner on Saturday for a...
Boulonnais Térence Atmane (136th World) once again created the surprise at Cincinnati's Masters 1000 by beating Danois Holger Rune, 9th World Player, Thursday, August 14, 2025. He qualified for his first semifinal in a tournament of this level. He will face world number 1 Jannik Sinner.
The 23-year-old Bolognese tennisman, 136th world-class and qualified, beat Holger Rune, 9th world-class, Thursday (6-2, 6-3), and her compatriot Varvara Gracheva qualified for the quarter-finals.
23-year-old Terence Atmane's magical journey at the ATP Masters level tennis tournament in Cincinnati continued when the Frenchman defeated world number nine Holger Rune in the quarterfinals.
Cincinnati Masters: Exciting Semifinal Clash Between Sinner, World Number 136 Atmane Set as Latter Stuns Rune
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Just a day after toppling American star Taylor Fritz, the French qualifier produced another stunning win over a top-10-ranked talent, Holger Rune by 6-2, 6-3 to reach his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 semifinal and set up an exciting clash with top-ranked Sinner. Sports News | Cincinnati Masters: Exciting Semifinal Clash Between Sinner, World Number 136 Atmane Set as Latter Stuns Rune.
Frenchman Terence Atmane defeated another top-ten player, Dane Holger Rune, at the Cincinnati Masters to secure a semi-final clash with world number one Jannik Sinner.
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