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World number one Jannik Sinner ruthlessly subdued 136th-ranked Terence Atmane 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open.

Terence Atmane appears to be in disbelief over his fairytale Cincinnati Masters run as the world No. 136 says all of this feels "insane" to him and admits he is also thrilled about his big payday.

Unless you’re a tennis die-hard, you probably didn’t know much about Terence Atmane before this week. The 23-year-old Frenchman is ranked as the World No. 136 and has played just 14 matches on the ATP Tour in the last calendar year.

As the tennis world prepares for the U.S. Open, the races to be ATP and WTA world No. 1 are getting interesting in Cincinnati.

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

The semifinals are set at the Cincinnati Open. Here are the eight remaining players bidding for a title in Mason.

France’s Terence Atmane was the breakout star of the ongoing Cincinnati Open. The 23-year-old’s journey eventually ended in the semifinal of the ongoing ATP 1000 event after losing to Italy’s Jannik Sinner in straight sets with a score of 7-6,

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Térence Atmane Shared the Same Reaction As Everyone After Continuing Improbable Run.

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.