Atmane Edges Humbert in Two Tiebreaks at Madrid Despite Severe Cramping

Overview

• Terence Atmane beat fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert 7-6(3), 7-6(5) after two hours and 16 minutes at the Mutua Madrid Open.
• He battled severe leg cramps late in the second set and said he started to fully cramp while serving at 5-4.
• Despite the pain, he held serve to reach a tiebreak in both sets and then won five straight points to take the second-set breaker from 2-5.
• No time violations were announced during his on-court struggles, with reports citing chair-umpire leniency and Humbert errors as factors in the closing stretch.
• The victory moves the world No. 47 into a third-round match against Alexander Zverev on the clay-court Masters 1000 event, putting his recovery in the spotlight.