Overview

• Jannik Sinner defeated qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 6-2 in Saturday’s Cincinnati Open semifinal to advance to Monday’s final.
• He notched his 200th tour-level hard-court win in an 86-minute match in which he did not face a break point.
• Moments before taking the court, Atmane gifted Sinner a Pokémon card and the crowd later serenaded him with “Happy Birthday.”
• Atmane’s run included upsets of Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune, lifting him to a career-high live ranking and drawing new sponsor interest.
• Sinner will await either Carlos Alcaraz or Alexander Zverev in the final as he fine-tunes his preparation for the US Open.