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Qualifier Terence Atmane upsets ATP No. 4 Taylor Fritz at Cincinnati Open
French qualifier Terence Atmane earned his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal by defeating world No. 4 Taylor Fritz, climbing 43 ranking spots to No. 93 with 213 points gained.
- French qualifier Terence Atmane upset world No. 4 Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the 2025 Cincinnati Open to reach the quarterfinals on August 13 in Mason, Ohio.
- Atmane entered Cincinnati ranked 136th after struggling early in 2025 but began improving from April, winning titles on the Challenger Tour this year.
- He advanced through qualifying with straight-set wins and defeated notable players including Flavio Cobolli, Joao Fonseca, and Yoshihito Nishioka en route to the last 16.
- Atmane said, "That's a crazy win for my young career" and credited the court speed for helping him hit winners, while he noted, "I couldn't believe it to be honest."
- Atmane's victory marks his first Top-5 win and pushes him into the ATP Top 100, with a quarterfinal match scheduled against seventh seed Holger Rune.
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The Frenchman, 136th world player and qualifier, created the surprise in Ohio, eliminating the American Taylor Fritz (4th). Long criticized for his impulsiveness on the court, he signed the "best victory" of his career and entered the world's top 100.
Victors of the 4th world Taylor Fritz on the night of Wednesday to Thursday in Cincinnati, Terence Atmane melted into tears in the midst of an admired audience.
The Frenchman signed his first victory against a member of the world's top 20 on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, in the United States.
World number four Taylor Fritz was scheduled to lose in the fourth round of the ATP Masters tennis tournament in Cincinnati.
The 136th World Cup, which had never beaten a top 20 member, was the best win of his career on Thursday by setting out in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 6-3) the number 4 at ATP Taylor Fritz in the eighth final of Cincinnati's Masters 1000.
World number four Taylor Fritz lost in the round of 16 of Cincinnati.
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