Overview

• Terence Atmane defeated Holger Rune 6-2, 6-3 to secure his spot in the Cincinnati Masters semifinals.
• The French qualifier has won seven straight matches this week—including two in qualifying—capping off his run with upsets of world No. 4 Taylor Fritz and No. 9 Rune.
• His breakthrough has lifted him from No. 136 to approximately No. 69 in the ATP live rankings and guaranteed at least $332,160 in prize money.
• Atmane is the first Frenchman to reach the Cincinnati men’s semifinals since 2019 and one of only a handful of qualifiers ever to advance this deep at a Masters 1000 event.
• He will meet world No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner—who has yet to drop a set in Cincinnati, having extended his hard-court winning streak to 25 matches—in their first career meeting.