At Roland-Garros, he had a shitty attitude," Atmane's coach reflects on his player's tough months before Cincinnati

By Jules Hypolite

le 16/08/2025 à 16h12

Atmane Cincinnati Sinner

The breakout star of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, Terence Atmane, will try to take down world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals this Saturday.

Before this unprecedented showdown, Guillaume Peyre, the French player’s coach, briefly spoke to *L’Équipe* about the difficult months leading up to this dream tournament in Ohio:

"Then came Roland-Garros. Accident, shitty attitude, he played a terrible match (against Gasquet in the first round). After that, I went back to China. During the grass season, nothing happened. He fooled around, complained about the grass. He didn’t do what he needed to do.

I said this year, either he’d break into the top 100, the top 50, and become a champion, or nothing would happen.