Coco Gauff's 2025 season has been a rocky ride, but she's choosing to have a short memory as she prepares for the US Open.

After a rough start to the year, Świątek (+310) is now basically neck and neck odds-wise with Sabalenka (+290), who is, again, the defending US Open champion. If anyone can unseat Sabalenka, it sure feels like Świątek is the most likely to do it.

The 2025 Cincinnati Open has been expanded to include more players — and therefore last longer — this year. The tournament will now run for two weeks, beginning on August 7, with the finals landing on a Monday (August 18). The men's final on Aug. 18 begins at 3 p.m. ET and the women's final will take place after that, no earlier than 6 p.m. ET.

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev are set to play along with Iga Swiatek and 45-year-old veteran Venus Williams when the US Open mixed doubles takes centre stage like never before. Instead of being crammed in amid the singles and doubles matches at the main draw event,

Two-time former US Open champion Venus Williams will play again this week. And she still has one major career goal.

Extreme heat at the Cincinnati Open has caused multiple player retirements and health concerns. The WTA has a heat rule, but the ATP does not, prompting discussion of player safety. Hard courts retain heat, making on-court temperatures significantly higher than ambient temperatures.

Alexander Zverev played the semifinal of the 'Cincinnati Open' against Carlos Alcaraz, but it was clear to everyone that he was not at the top of his shape due to a malaise already suffered during his match against Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals.

Honed at the racquet of Pete Sampras, Priority One owner Nate Ferguson and his staff bring a "new strings attached" service to Cincinnati Open tennis.