Interviews

Sara Bejlek raises both arms while wearing pink

Czech, please: Bejlek breaks out in Cincy

20-year-old lefthander: ‘I just keep believing’ By Richard Osborn As if the Czech women’s tennis scene wasn’t already deep enough. That Bohemian lineage that traces from Navratilova to Mandlikova to Sukova to Novotna to...

Jessica Pegula portrait

‘Late bloomer’ Pegula always striving

’24 finalist asks: ‘How do you get better every single day?” By Richard Osborn ‘Late bloomer’ is how Jessica Pegula is often characterized, even by self-assessment; a player who wasn’t necessarily a touted junior...

Tracy Austin speaks to an audience wearing a pink dress.

Tracy Austin: ‘What a great sport we have’

TENNIS HALL OF FAMER WEIGHS IN ON YOUNG GUNS, THE VENUS-SERENA LEGACY, AND THE EVER-CHANGING WOMEN’S GAME By Richard Osborn CincinnatiOpen.com caught up with International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin, the two-time US...

2017 US Open proved a turning point for Keys

American: ‘It was a rollercoaster of everything’ By Richard Osborn You never forget your first Grand Slam final, no matter which way it goes. Madison Keys would concur. Her big-stage breakthrough came in the...

WTA player smiles as she looks up at fans while signing tennis balls

Coco the pedestrian

2023 Cincinnati Open Champ: ‘I’m just a regular person’ By Richard Osborn Coco Gauff’s preferred order at Chick-fil-A? She usually goes for the #1 with special sauce, large fries, and a large diet lemonade....

Iva Jovic is a different kind of 18-year-old

American is youngest player in the WTA Top 20 By Grant Thompson If Iva Jovic were a typical 18-year-old, this week would likely be about collecting a dorm key. Her parents might be packing...

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