India, Aug. 17 -- Frenchman Terence Atmane put together the best performance of his career in a run to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 event, gaining significant ranking points and climbing closer to the world's top 50 after a display which saw him put away three seeded players, including world number 4 and home favourite Taylor Fritz.

It came to an end at the hands of the dominant Jannik Sinner, would number one and the best hard-court player on the ATP tour. Sinner put away Atmane 7-6 6-2 to set up yet another final against Carlos Alcaraz - but what fans will most remember this match for was a really nice gesture by Sinner's opponent in the player tunnel before they walked onto the court.

Sinner celebrated his 24th birth...