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.

In an unusual turn of events, Terence Atmane was once fired by his former sponsor Asics, for holding Nike sneakers in his hand on the court.

Qualifier Terence Atmane has been gifted a Reds jersey and a Ken Griffey Jr. T-shirt during his surprise run to the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals.

After working his way into the top five, Taylor Fritz is now knocking on thedoor of No. 3 in the world ahead of the US Open.The post EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Fritz is Knocking on the Door of Something Bigappeared first on Heavy Sports.

Taylor Fritz is chasing his second Masters 1000 of his career in Cincinnati. He knocked out Emilio Nava and Lorenzo Sonego to

On Aug. 13, he broke into the projected top 100 rankings after logging the biggest win of his young career, taking down ATP No. 4 Taylor Fritz to move on to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open. Atmane, who entered the tournament as a qualifier, came back from a set down to take the match 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.