French qualifier Terence Atmane surprised Jannik Sinner with a rare Pikachu card for his 24th birthday before their Cincinnati Open semi-final. Sinner dominated the match, winning 7–6 (4), 6–2 with 91 per cent first-serve success.

ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner is bidding to become the first back-to-back Cincinnati Open men's singles champion since Roger Federer.

Defending champion Sinner won a remarkable 91 per cent of his first-serve points, not facing a single break point during the match