Beijing [China], September 27 (ANI): World number two Jannik Sinner brushed away a mid-match scare against Terence Atmane on Saturday at the China Open to progress into the quarter-finals of the tournament.

He scripted a 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 to break the French player's resistance and complete a second-round win in a contest that lasted for two hours and 22 minutes. Last month, the Italian breezed past Atmane with relative ease in the semi-finals in Cincinnati. However, on Saturday, the top seed in Beijing was pushed close to his limits by the Frenchman.

After falling short in a tightly contested first set, Atmane broke Sinner's serve three times in the second to restore parity. Throughout the second set, he rushed the Italian with his depth and precision to unsettle him. Sinner upped the an

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