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

Unseeded Terence Atmane has stormed the semi-finals in Cincinnati, toppling some of the leading names on the ATP circuit.

Jannik Sinner delivers a dominant performance at the Cincinnati Open 2025, overpowering Felix Auger-Aliassime to book his spot in the semi-finals and cement his status among tennis elites.

Terence spoke about Jannik and dropped an ultimate praise, calling him the most incredible player we have seen in our lifetime! Regardless of their ranking, Atmane will try to impose his tennis and provide a stunner.

Sinner is on a 22-match winning streak on hard courts. Players who had longer hardcourt winning streaks in this century: Roger Federer (56, 36, 26) Novak Djokovic (35, 29, 26, 23) Andy Murray (28) Rafa Nadal (26) And that's it.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner powered into the semi-finals of the 2025 Cincinnati Open with a dominant victory over Félix Auger-Aliassime, producing a performance he described as one of his sharpest of the week.

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