Terence Atmane launches racket at fans in…
Terence Atmane’s US Open antics don’t have anything on this.
The Frenchman was bounced out the ultimate Grand Slam on Aug, 31 after a vicious feud with the coach when he couldn’t obtain treatment for his cramps — and would blow a 2-1 units lead in the first spherical.
Fast ahead to this week, Atmane was in his opening spherical of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters against Bernard Tomic when he had a meltdown for the ages.
Footage from the Monday battle goes viral with the tennis world left surprised by the magnitude of Atmane’s outrage.
The French participant utterly blew a gasket when he dedicated an unforced error in the third set.
Freshly uncovered footage shared by spectators has seen the incident return to headlines.
Terence Atmane reacts against Jaume Munar during a Men’s Singles match on Day One of the 2026 US Open, Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. USTA via Getty Images
Among many acts of petulance, Atmane was seen smashing his racket on the online wire thrice and also struck a ball that sailed over the small grand stand that surrounded the court.
The clip that has shocked many is the sight of Atmane hurling his racket at spectators. The racket clanged into the railing at the top of the court partitions, lacking the entrance row of spectators by inches.
Inexplicably, Atmane was not defaulted.
Terence Atmane launches a racket at spectators during qualifying of the Shanghai Masters. GaelenBet/X
He was, however, issued a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct and obtained a level penalty.
In weird circumstances, Atmane ultimately retired from the match with Tomic moments away from serving for the match at 6-3 4-6 5-3.
Terence Atmane was not disqualified from the match. GaelenBet/X
Tomic, who said earlier this season that 2026 would seemingly be his last yr on tour, has performed mainly low-level occasions over the past few years, clawing his means back into the top 200 on the rankings, while showing at the occasional grand slam qualifying event.
Tomic would go on to qualify for the event, but would lose 6-3, 6-1 to Itlalian Matteo Arnaldi in the first spherical.
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