French qualifier Terence Atmane said his Saturday Cincinnati Open semi-final against world number one Jannik Sinner will remain his brightest tennis memory despite absorbing a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 loss to the defending champion.

Atmane referenced a paradox related to aliens after beating Holger Rune to reach his first ATP 1,000 semifinal.

Five fast facts about Cincinnati Open semifinalist Terence Atmane ahead of today's match against Jannik Sinner.

Unless you’re a tennis die-hard, you probably didn’t know much about Terence Atmane before this week. The 23-year-old Frenchman is ranked as the World No. 136 and has played just 14 matches on the ATP Tour in the last calendar year.

Well, well, well. Look who just crashed the party and made himself right at home. While tennis fans were busy debating whether Jannik Sinner could maintain his world No.

In addition to Rune and Fritz, Atmane got through Joao Fonseca and Flavio Cobolli in Cincinnati. He entered the main draw through the tournament's qualifying matches, becoming the first qualifier to reach the semifinal in Cincinnati since 2015.

American Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, clashes with France’s Terence Atmane in the Round of 16 of the Men’s Single’s tournament at the 2025 Cincinnati Open on Wednesday, August 13 (8/13/2025) at 2:40 p.m. ET. Swiatek vs. Cirstea will air on Tennis Channel, you can stream it on DirecTV (free trial).