{"id":73200,"date":"2025-08-17T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73200\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T12:00:09","slug":"jannik-sinner-subjected-to-chant-from-cincinnati-open-crowd-in-unusual-scenes-tennis-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/73200\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner subjected to chant from Cincinnati Open crowd in unusual scenes | Tennis | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jannik Sinner<\/a> was subjected to an unusual chant from the Cincinnati Open crowd before his match against Terence Atmane. The young Italian was pitted against his French rival in the semi-finals, having won all of his previous matches without dropping a set. He will be hoping to carry his form into the upcoming US Open<\/a>, where he is the defending champion.<\/p>\n

In the hours before his match against Atmane, Sinner ventured out to the practice courts to finalise his preparations. He was seen hitting balls alongside members of his team while a number of fans watched from the sidelines. After finishing his session, Sinner was serenaded with a chant rarely heard at tennis tournaments.<\/p>\n

Those watching on broke into an impromptu chorus of Happy Birthday to celebrate Sinner turning 24 on the same day. He acknowledged the crowd by raising a hand before packing up his things and heading back into the locker room.<\/p>\n

Sinner will be hoping to mark the occasion with victory over Atmane, who recently described him as the best player the sport has ever seen.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Tennis Channel ahead of the match, Atmane said<\/a>: “I don’t want to predict anything because I think Jannik is the most incredible player that we have pretty much ever seen in our entire lifetimes.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be very interesting to be able to play someone like him, someone that is bringing crazy things to the tennis world. It’s going to be a new challenge for me.<\/p>\n

“I will just try to do my things once again, it doesn’t matter the ranking. Yeah, it’s going to be a very good one and I’m very happy and very proud to be able to share the court with Jannik.”<\/p>\n

Sinner, meanwhile, has been turning heads with an unusual style choice at the Cincinnati Open. He has been sporting an arm sleeve during the tournament and recently explained that it served a functional purpose<\/a>, rather than being a fashion statement.<\/p>\n

“I like the feeling of the sleeve,” said the Italian, who injured his elbow at Wimbledon but has since made a full recovery.<\/p>\n

“It gives a little bit more impact with the ball, it\u2019s slightly more stable. That\u2019s my point of view and I liked it in Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to see how it is when it\u2019s very hot and humid because it\u2019s a little bit different, so it\u2019s going to be something that I\u2019m going to take into consideration, but I really love the feeling it gives of pure striking.”<\/p>\n

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