The tennis player from Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), Térence Atmane, approaches the Top 100. He won on May 4, 2025 a tournament in Asia, the Challenger 75 of Guangzhou (China). This second victory, after that of Busan (South Korea) in April, allows him to go from 177th place to the 119th.
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At 23, Térence Atmane continues his way in the challenger, the secondary circuit of tennis world. Sunday, May 4, 2025, he beat in the final on 122e mondial, l’Australien Tristan Schoolkate (6-3, 7-6 [4]). A match played in Guangzhou, China. In the semi-finals, he had eliminated (6-4, 6-3), Brandon Holt, 110e Player in the ATP ranking.
A new victory for the Boulonnais who, in April, won the Busan international tennis tournament, in South Korea. This is the fourth Challenger tournament won by the young sportsman in Asia. In 2023, he won those of Zhangjiagang and Guangzhou, already.
With these new titles, Térence Atmane who was classified 177e world player two months ago, approaches his best ranking. It was 118e in July 2024.
Franck Pack, president of the Boulogne Tennis Club, of course watched the matches of his former foal, including the final at six in the morning. “When you have a club of the club that we have formed since his six years, we always have a feeling of pride”he admits. Above all, he is delighted with the progress of the Boulonnais: “For a month, we have seen a new terence, very determined since he is with his new coach, Guillaume Peyre, who has a huge international experience “. He adds:” There, what he has just done is quite incredible. In 15 days, he won 200 ATP points! “.
The president of the Tennis Club de Boulogne finds that Térence Atmane has changed. “He is very calm, despite his fiery character. He evolves rather in the right direction, he became aware of his potential. When we look at his service, he has a huge service, he is left -handed and his forehand is really huge … He has everything to integrate the top 100 and even go much further, he has really crazy potential!”.
The Boulonnais is now 119e World player. Good news that may announce another: within ten days, the names of the players invited for the main draw of Roland-Garros should be known.
Franck Pack does not see how he would not pick up his “Wild Card”: “It would be a fair return of things, compared to his commitment, to his experience. He’s a nice boy, people love him and he has the ability to make a big tournament in Roland-Garros. It would be logical that there are even if there are many contenders. Térence is no longer the same, everyone says it, sees it, even at the level of federal authorities “.
Above all, he finds that “his opponents today are more afraid of playing it than before. In tennis, we know that so mentally, we are afraid to play someone, it’s more difficult. The mind in tennis is decisive”.
The Roland-Garros tournament will take place from May 25 to June 8, 2025.
