Top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, playing on his 24th birthday, ended French qualifier Terence Atmane's dream run at the Cincinnati Open with a 7-6(4) 6-2 win on Saturday to reach the final of the U.

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.

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

(Reuters) -Frenchman Terence Atmane made sure Jannik Sinner had a 24th birthday to remember, gifting the world number one a Pokemon card before going on to lose their semi-final meeting at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.

Jannik Sinner is on a roll at the Cincinnati Open, where he is the defending champion. The world No. 1 is through to the last 16, where he takes on Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday. While Sinner has been letting his tennis do the talking this week, he’s also turning heads with an unusual style choice.

The fans initially answered questions, unaware of the presence of tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, and Aryna Sabalenka.

Frances Tiafoe has been forced to retire from the Cincinnati Open after struggling with back spasms during his fourth round match against Holger Rune. He reached the final losing to Jannik Sinner last year and he called the physio and received treatment towards the end of the first set.

Aug 11 (Reuters) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her Cincinnati Open title defence alive by claiming a 7-6 (3) 4-6 7-6 (5) victory over Emma Raducanu in a marathon third-round clash on Monday, while men's top seed Jannik Sinner overcame Canadian Gabriel Diallo.