Terence Atmane seems to be in disbelief over his fairytale Cincinnati Masters run because the world No. 136 says all of this feels "insane" to him and admits he’s additionally thrilled about his huge payday.
On Thursday, the French tennis participant put one other chapter to his already-stunning Cincinnati marketing campaign after routing No. 7 seed 6-2 6-3 to succeed in the semifinal. For the 23-year-old – who beforehand wanted to win two qualifying matches simply to get into the principle draw – it was his seventh win at this 12 months's event version.
En route to creating his first ATP semifinal of any type, Atmane additionally shocked No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz, in addition to had very notable victories over Joao Fonseca advert Flavio Cobolli. As a reward for his run, the Frenchman – who has by no means been ranked increased than world No. 118 – is assured to enhance not less than 67 spots and be ranked contained in the top-70 after Cincinnati ends.
Additionally, there may be the cash half – Atmane has already bagged $332k for reaching the semifinal – which is by far his largest incomes at a single event. Previous to coming to Cincinnati, the 23-year-old had earned $310k in 2025 and $935k in profession prize cash.
Atmante: I can't imagine… Additionally it is some huge cash for me
“It’s insane. I can’t imagine it… It’s additionally some huge cash for me. I’m very emotional about it. I couldn’t sleep final night time after the Taylor win, however I used to be attempting to take pleasure in it as a lot as I can as a result of I had nothing to lose," the world No. 136 mentioned.
Terrence Atmane after Holger Rune QF Win
“It’s insane. I can’t imagine it…it’s additionally some huge cash for me. I’m very emotional about it. I couldn’t sleep final night time after the Taylor win, however I used to be attempting to take pleasure in it as a lot as I can as a result of I had nothing to lose.”
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For a spot within the Cincinnati semifinal. Atmane will tackle defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner. It might be fairly one thing if the French qualifier pulled off one other shock there.
