"I saw Atmane, I want to see Arthur": Maylin's crazy prediction about Rinderknech in Shanghai before the tournament

This Saturday, Arthur Rinderknech will play in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000. The Frenchman, reaching this stage of competition for the first time in his career in this tournament category, will face Daniil Medvedev for a spot in the final.

It's a beautiful story for the 30-year-old player, as his cousin, Monegasque player Valentin Vacherot, has also qualified for the final four despite coming through the qualifying rounds.

A few months after Terence Atmane found himself one match away from the final at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 (before losing honorably to Jannik Sinner), Rinderknech becomes the second French player to reach the final four of a Masters 1000 in 2025.

In any case, while the presence of the world No. 54 in the semifinals remains a surprise, one analyst who has been covering tennis for several years had anticipated this excellent tournament from the Frenchman, and that's Benoît Maylin.

The commentator who appears regularly on the show Sans Filet had been invited before the start of the tournament to make his predictions about which players would reach the final four and then compete in the final.

Maylin, who had predicted Rinderknech - Lehecka in the round of 16 and then Rinderknech - Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals (which ultimately came true a few days later), then assured that the 6'5" player would be present in the final four and that he would face Carlos Alcaraz (who ultimately withdrew from the tournament).

"Semifinals, Alcaraz against Arthur (Rinderknech), it's obvious, we're not going to mess around! If there's a draw that can allow Arthur to finally show what he's made of, it's this one. He only has players he can beat.

If he gets past Medjedovic, I see Arthur in the semifinals. I saw Atmane (in Cincinnati), I want to see Arthur," the consultant declared notably in front of Service Volée.