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 to the defending champion.

ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner and former Cincinnati Open champion Coco Gauff are in action Aug. 14. Follow live from Mason.

The Cincinnati Open organized surprise visits for fans from the game's biggest stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner. Here's how they did it.

Jannik Sinner 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.

Sinner did not want to compare himself with the Big 4, admitting they are on a different level. Instead, he is writing his own story while chasing more records and tennis immortality. There is a direct correlation between Jannik Sinner’s success and a small little lion in his bag 🦁 pic.twitter.com/KjX6Y5OyUe

Look, we’ve all seen dominant tennis performances before, but what Jannik Sinner just pulled off at the Cincinnati Open was something else entirely. The world No.

The two top seeds, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, are both safely through to the quarter-finals after winning yesterday while Carlos Alcaraz also progressed in the early hours. The Italian will now face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime tonight for a place in the final four. Elsewhere, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini both play last-16 matches.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz cruise through at Cincinnati Open as Taylor Fritz knocked out; Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek advance in womens draw; watch the Cincinnati Open until the finals on Monday,