World No.136 Atmane Stuns Fritz in Cincinnati
The Frenchman's dream week continued as he rallied to defeat Fritz for his first Top-5 win.
By Chris Oddo | Wednesday August 13, 2025
23-year-old Frenchman Terence Atmane is having the week of his life at the Cincinnati Open. The 136-ranked southpaw played brilliantly on Wednesday as he took out fourth-ranked Taylor Fritz for his first Top-5 win, 3-6 7-5 6-3.
It was Atmane’s first Top-20 win as well.
He has defeated Yoshihito Nishioka, Flavio Cobolli, Joao Fonseca and now Fritz, to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final.
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Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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