It was a birthday with a difference for world No.1 Jannik Sinner on Saturday. The Italian celebrated turning 24 in style, beating qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6 6-2 to set up a clash with Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Cincinnati Open.

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.

Jannik Sinner celebrated his 24th birthday on the semi-final day in Cincinnati. The Italian faced Terence Atmane in the last four and earned a 7-6, 6-2 victory in an hour and 26 minutes for a place in the title clash.

Who knows if Jannik Sinner, as a child, loved fairy tales or was too caught up in his daydreams of a future as world number 1. Certainly, on his 24th birthday, the defending champion of

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.

Jannik Sinner scored three victories at the Cincinnati Masters for a place in the quarter-final. The defending champion passed Daniel Elahi Galan, Gabrial Diallo and Adrian Mannarino to remain on the title course.

World number one Jannik Sinner reaches the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals with a 6-4 7-6 (7-4) victory over a stubborn Adrian Mannarino.

This year's Cincinnati Open is well underway with some of the world's top players hunting a spot in the quarter-finals. Play was cut short on Tuesday night as extreme weather caused havoc at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre. Footage showed the main court was flooded as torrential rain lashed down, with organisers calling an end to the day's action.