International tennis star Coco Gauff is set to defend her title at the Cincinnati Open, previously named the Western & Southern Open, in Mason this week.Gauff, 20, became the youngest female winner of the tournament when she dominated the field last year at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.Since her victory in Cincinnati last year, Gauff has also won the 2024 French Open, the 2024 Auckland Open in New Zealand and competed at the Paris Olympics.”I put a lot of pressure on myself, so I’m trying to take a step back and enjoy what I’ve done,” Gauff said Monday in her return to Cincinnati. “Obviously I want to win, but I have time. I hope for another ten years in my career.”Gauff discussed her Olympic experience on Monday. The 20-year-old was a flag bearer for the United States and was considered a favorite to win gold before losing to Donna Vekic of Croatia.”Obviously it didn’t go how I wanted, but an experience of a lifetime,” Gauff said. “The lessons I learned there will be carried with me.”When the Cincinnati Open was in jeopardy of leaving the area and potentially going to Charlotte, North Carolina, Gauff and last year’s men’s champion Novak Djokovic appeared in a video announcing the tournament was staying in Mason.”Coming back to a place you’ve had success is like finding yourself again,” Gauff said.Gauff will begin competition at the Cincinnati Open later this week, alongside several more of the world’s best tennis stars.The top 40-ranked men and women were announced in the preliminary field and nearly all are set to take the courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, with the exception of Djokovic, who withdrew from the tournament last week as he comes off an Olympic run.
International tennis star Coco Gauff is set to defend her title at the Cincinnati Open, previously named the Western & Southern Open, in Mason this week.
Gauff, 20, became the youngest female winner of the tournament when she dominated the field last year at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Since her victory in Cincinnati last year, Gauff has also won the 2024 French Open, the 2024 Auckland Open in New Zealand and competed at the Paris Olympics.
“I put a lot of pressure on myself, so I’m trying to take a step back and enjoy what I’ve done,” Gauff said Monday in her return to Cincinnati. “Obviously I want to win, but I have time. I hope for another ten years in my career.”
Gauff discussed her Olympic experience on Monday. The 20-year-old was a flag bearer for the United States and was considered a favorite to win gold before losing to Donna Vekic of Croatia.
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“Obviously it didn’t go how I wanted, but an experience of a lifetime,” Gauff said. “The lessons I learned there will be carried with me.”
When the Cincinnati Open was in jeopardy of leaving the area and potentially going to Charlotte, North Carolina, Gauff and last year’s men’s champion Novak Djokovic appeared in a video announcing the tournament was staying in Mason.
“Coming back to a place you’ve had success is like finding yourself again,” Gauff said.
Gauff will begin competition at the Cincinnati Open later this week, alongside several more of the world’s best tennis stars.
The top 40-ranked men and women were announced in the preliminary field and nearly all are set to take the courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, with the exception of Djokovic, who withdrew from the tournament last week as he comes off an Olympic run.
