The Fairytale of French Tennis Player Térence Atmane At The Masters Tournament in Cincinnati Continues. The Qualifier Stunned Holger Rune on Thorsday Night (Dutch Time) and Reached the Semi-Finals. There he will face Jannik Sinner.
The 23-Year-old Atmane Needed Only One Hour and Fifteen Minutes in the Quarter-Finals to Defeat World Number Nine Rune: 6-2 and 6-3. Rune tried to make a comeback in the second set, but he was no match for the Frenchman.
Atmane’s Surprising Winning Streak in Cincinnati Continued. In The Eighth Finals, he had Already Defeated Home Favorite and World Number Four Taylor Fritz. Atmane is 136th in the world rankings and has never reached the second round at a grand slam tournament.
“I Don’t Think Words Descibe How I Feel Now,” Atmane Said Afterwards. “It’s really crazy and I can’t believe it. Reaching the semi-finals of a Masters tournament, reaching the top hundred in the world and there’s also a lot of money involved, so that will be very useful for my career. It means a lot to me. I’m getting very emotional.”
Atmane Announced in Ohio That Has Been Without Sponsors For Some Time. His Clothing Contract Ended Last Year and No Other Interested Parties Have Come Forward Since.
‘I Buy My Own Clothes and Shoes’
“Except for my racket sponsor, I have no sponsors at all. I currently just buy my own clothes and shoes, just likeyone Else,” Said the unknown Frenchman, who has already defated Several World Top Players. Players who earn millions annually from their contracts.
Atmane Will Face Sinner, The Number One in the World, On Saturday Evening. Sinner Easily Defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the Quarter-Finals. He only allowed the Canadian Number 28 in the World Two Games: 6-0 and 6-2.
For Sinner, it was Already His 25th Consecutive Victory on Hard Court. Only Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray Have Achieved That This Century. Sinner’s Last Defeat on Hard Court was on October 2, 2024. Then he had to bow his head to his Rival Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Tournament in Beijing. Since then, he has won The Australian Open, Among Other Things.
Preparation Tournament for US Open
The Tennis Players at the Masters Tournament in Cincinnati Are Preparing for the US Open, which Starts Next Sunday in New York. Tallon Griekspoor, Botic van de Zandschulp and Suzan Lamens Have Directly Qualified for the Main Tournament of the Last Grand Slam Tournament of the Year. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka Are The Defending Champions in Singles.