French qualifier Terence Atmane dismantled Holger Rune in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Cincinnati Open to extend his remarkable run.<\/p>\n
The world No 136 needed just an hour and 13 minutes to earn a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over ninth-ranked Rune<\/a>.<\/p>\n The powerful left-hander won 85% of points behind his first serve and registered 21 winners to 18 unforced errors, while he broke the Dane\u2019s serve four times.<\/p>\n Atmane has won seven straight matches to advance to the semi-finals in Cincinnati: five in the main draw and two in qualifying.<\/p>\n Having beaten world No 4 Taylor Fritz in the last 16 prior to his win over Rune, Atmane has become the fourth qualifier to record multiple wins over top 10 opponents at a single Masters 1000 event after Guillermo Canas, Jerzy Janowicz and Yannick Hanfmann.<\/p>\n Prior to his wins over Rune and Fritz, Atmane downed Joao Fonseca, Flavio Cobolli, Yoshihito Nishioka, Li Tu and Omar Jasika.<\/p>\n The Frenchman is just the third qualifier to make the last four of the men\u2019s event in Cincinnati since 1990 after David Wheaton (1994) and Alexandr Dolgopolov (2015).<\/p>\n ATP Tour News<\/p>\n Who is Terence Atmane? French qualifier who stunned Taylor Fritz at the Cincinnati Open<\/a><\/p>\n Roger Federer\u2019s ex-coach argues Novak Djokovic\u2019s longevity will not be replicated<\/a><\/p>\n After his latest stunning win, Atmane said: \u201cI don\u2019t think any words can describe how I feel right now. It\u2019s pretty insane to be honest. I cannot believe it.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing here in the semi-finals of a Masters 1000, breaking into the Top 100 and even more with the win tonight \u2014 it\u2019s also a lot of money for me, so it\u2019s going to be very helpful for my career. It means a lot to me. I\u2019m very emotional about it.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t really sleep last night with the win against Taylor. I was just trying to be myself on court, trying to enjoy it as much as I can because I have nothing to lose, that\u2019s the advantage I have of being the underdog here coming from the qualies.<\/p>\n \u201cI think this is going to give me a lot of confidence for the rest of the year and in my career in general.\u201d<\/p>\n The 23-year-old has made a massive 67-place jump to 69th in the Live ATP Rankings with the 413 points he has gained in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n Atmane\u2019s semi-final opponent is world No 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner<\/a>, who he has never played before.<\/p>\n Sinner, who is the reigning champion in Cincinnati, destroyed world No 28 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 in the quarter-finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n