When Jannik Sinner plays in Beijing: who is Terence Atmane and the history between the two
Tomorrow no earlier than 9 a.m. Italian time, 3 p.m. local time, Jannik Sinner will play the second round of the China Open on Beijing’s concrete against Frenchman Terence Atmane, world number 68.
The South Tyrolean outfielder from Sesto Pusteria, who wants to take back the tennis throne wrested from Carlos Alcaraz, who is simultaneously engaged in Tokyo, beat Croatian veteran Marin Čilić clearly in the first round in the Chinese capital with a double 6-2.
His next opponent, was born in Saint-Martin-Boulogne on January 9, 2002, so he is almost five months younger than Jannik, is left-handed, and his current ranking is his best. In his career he has won 5 ITF tournaments between 2022 and 2023 and 4 Challengers, two in 2023 and two this year.
Atmane has achieved his best results on concrete, such as in Cincinnati, where he reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 this year last month beating two top 10s like Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune.
And it was at this tournament that he had his only previous appearance on the ATP major circuit with Sinner, who, precisely in the semifinals, beat him by a score of 7-6 6-2 denying him access to his first final in major tennis, in which Jannik later retired against Alcaraz.
