Published on, Sept. 28 -- September 28, 2025 3:14 AM

Jannik Sinner survived a scare to sink French qualifier Terence Atmane 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 at the China Open on Saturday as Iga Swiatek launched her title bid.

The world number two Italian Sinner will face 57th-ranked Fabian Marozsan of Hungary in the Beijing quarter-finals. "It was a very tough match today," four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner said. "I felt like he was serving great." Sinner said that he lost a bit of concentration during the second set but quickly recovered to steamroll past the 68th-ranked Atmane in the deciding set.

"I started off very well in the third set then I saw (Atmane) struggling a bit physically.

"It's not how you want to win a match but very happy to be aga...