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

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

Terence Atmane, ranked 136th in the world coming into the Cincinnati Open, has pulled off one upset after another to advance to the men's semifinals.

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.

Atmane's fairytale run to the semi-finals might have been helped by his impressive brain power, given that he claims to have an IQ of 158. It would put him just two behind Einstein's rumoured score of 160,

Qualifier Terence Atmane made a trip to a sporting goods store to buy more Reds gear the morning of his upset of No. 9 seed Holger Rune on Aug. 14

French tennis star Terence Atmane boasts an IQ of over 158, and delivered a thought-provoking camera drawing after beating Holger Rune at the Cincinnati Open.

Terence Atmane scored his second big upset of the 2025 Cincinnati Open, beating Holger Rune in the quarterfinals on Friday. Earlier, he had beaten American No.