Atmane, who also won two qualifying matches, defeated Flavio Cobolli, Joao Fonseca, Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune<\/a> in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n His impressive run was halted by world number one Jannik Sinner<\/a>, who won their contest 7-6 6-2.<\/p>\n However, the 23-year-old should be proud of his Cincinnati<\/a> performance. Defeating the players he has takes talent and skill, not luck.<\/p>\n As expected, the Frenchman\u2019s ranking has skyrocketed following his performance in America, resulting in him overtaking a Grand Slam finalist.<\/p>\n Back in 2014, Kei Nishikori produced multiple displays of jaw-dropping tennis to reach the US Open final.<\/p>\n The Japanese star defeated Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic<\/a> on his way to the final, before losing to ATP stalwart Marin Cilic in the final.<\/p>\n Since reaching the final, Nishikori has endured an unfortunate, extended period with injuries. During his career, the Japanese player has suffered from hip, ankle, knee, groin, and shoulder issues.<\/p>\n Nishikori has demonstrated incredible resilience to return to the top 100, after being ranked as low as 576 in 2023.<\/p>\n Before the Cincinnati Open, Nishikori was ranked 65 in the world. However, his first-round loss to Camilo Ugo Carabelli has seen him drop 23 places to world number 88, as per the ATP Live Rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Terence Atmane\u2019s ranking has increased dramatically. The Frenchman was ranked 136 in the world before the Cincinnati Open, but has since risen 67 places to world number 69.<\/p>\n Brad Gilbert praises Terence Atmane\u2019s performance against Jannik Sinner<\/p>\n Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Kei Nishikori, Andre Agassi and Andy Murray, took to social media to praise the 23-year-old Frenchman during his match against Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n On X [Twitter], Gilbert said: \u201cThrow the rankings out the window.\u00a0Atmane is giving Sin City\u00a0[Sinner]all he can handle.<\/p>\n \u201cSo cool\u00a0to see this happen, and shows how deep tennis is at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n throw the rankings out the window \ud83e\ude9f Atmane is giving Sin City \ud83c\udf06 all he can handle, so cool \ud83d\ude0e to see this happen and shows how deep tennis \ud83c\udfbe is atm<\/p>\n \u2014 Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) August 16, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Atmane could be one to watch at the US Open<\/a> after his performance in Cincinnati. The tournament starts on August 24 and ends on September 7.<\/p>\n ![\"Terence](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230501961-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty ImagesTerence Atmane overtakes Kei Nishikori on the ATP Live Rankings<\/p>\n![\"Kei](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229124023-1024x683.jpg\")
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