Tennis superstar Coco Gauff makes stop at Graeter’s before Cincinnati Open
MOST OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN TENNIS ARE IN MASON FOR THE CINCINNATI OPEN. AND TODAY WE GOT TO HEAR FROM MANY OF THEM ON WHAT MAKES THIS TOURNAMENT REALLY SO SPECIAL. OUR WLWT NEWS FIVE’S LINDSEY STONE LIVE FOR US. LINDSEY, I KNOW YOU GOT TO TALK WITH A PLAYER WHO’S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS TOURNAMENT. YEAH, VENUS WILLIAMS HAS PLAYED HERE IN THE CINCINNATI OPEN 11 TIMES. SHE’S NEVER WON THE TOURNAMENT, BUT OF COURSE, SHE IS NO STRANGER HERE TO CINCINNATI. SHE SAID SHE IS HAPPY TO BE BACK. OF COURSE CONTINUING THAT COMEBACK TOUR TO SHE’S HAD SOME HEALTH STRUGGLES HERE, BUT SHE TALKED VERY CANDIDLY ABOUT THAT TODAY, SAYING THAT SHE WAS READY TO PLAY. AND SHE IS EXCITED. SHE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT FOR HER IN HER CAREER. SHE JOKED THAT SHE’S JUST LIVING IN THE PRESENT. SHE’S NOT TOO FOCUSED ON, OF COURSE, THE U.S. OPEN TOO. BUT TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT 2026. I’M VERY MUCH IN THE MOMENT. I DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD EVER RULE ME OUT. THAT’S ALL I CAN SAY. WELL, I PROBABLY WON’T QUALIFY FOR THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, SO I WON’T BE THERE. TYPICALLY, I’D NEVER PLAYED MUCH AFTER THE US OPEN, SO YOU PROBABLY WON’T SEE ME PLAY AFTER THE OPEN. SO THE US OPEN SERIES WAS MY FOCUS IN THIS RETURN. AND OF COURSE, SO MANY FANS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. RETURN TO NOW ON THE MEN’S SIDE, WE GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM JANNIK SINNER, NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD, AS WELL AS NUMBER TWO, CARLOS ALCARAZ. OF COURSE, THE TWO MOST RECENTLY FACED EACH OTHER IN THE WIMBLEDON FINALS. SINNER CAME OUT ON TOP AND TODAY WE GOT TO TALK TO HIM. HE SAID THAT HE’S FEELING VERY READY FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. HE ALSO IS PRAISING ALL OF THE UPGRADES THAT HE’S SEEN HERE AT THE CINCINNATI OPEN, SAYING IT’S NOT JUST BETTER FOR, OF COURSE, THE PLAYERS, BUT EVEN THE FANS TOO. NOW, AS I MENTIONED IN OUR TEASE HERE JUST BEFORE THE BREAK, WEATHER PLAYING A ROLE TODAY, YOU SEE THOSE OMINOUS SKIES OUT HERE, THE COURTS JUST CLEARED ABOUT TEN MINUTES AGO. OFFICIALS HERE MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FANS TO GO INSIDE AND SEEK SHELTER, AS SOME STORMS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING THROUGH. SO THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF DELAYS IN THE NEXT KIND OF HALF HOUR AND MORE OF THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS THAT’S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE LATER TODAY. BUT OF COURSE, WE ARE EXCITED FOR SOME TENNIS. THOSE BIG NAMES READY TO. SO COMING UP AT 6:00 YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR MORE FROM JANNIK SINNER AND HIS EXCITEMENT TO BE BACK RIGHT HERE IN CINCINNATI. BUT FOR NOW, HERE LIVE I
Tennis superstar Coco Gauff makes stop at Graeter’s before Cincinnati Open
Updated: 3:48 PM EDT Aug 7, 2025
Tennis star Coco Gauff made a stop at one of the Queen City’s culinary staples before she takes the court in the Cincinnati Open.Graeter’s Ice Cream posted a photo of Gauff enjoying some Black Raspberry Chip ice cream on Thursday afternoon.Gauff also spent time serving up ice cream to fans at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.Gauff’s last two years competing at the Cincinnati Open have yielded wildly different results.In 2023, Gauff dominated the rest of the field as she won the title at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.The next year, Gauff was the No. 2 seed and suffered a stunning upset in the second round of women’s singles against Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan.Gauff, 2019 Cincinnati Open winner Madison Keys and 2024 Cincinnati Open finalist Jessica Pegula are all slated to be in the field this year, giving reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka serious competition at the 2025 event.Gauff, 21, won the French Open in 2025 and enters the Cincinnati Open as the No. 2 ranked player in the world, behind Sabalenka.
CINCINNATI —
Tennis star Coco Gauff made a stop at one of the Queen City’s culinary staples before she takes the court in the Cincinnati Open.
Graeter’s Ice Cream posted a photo of Gauff enjoying some Black Raspberry Chip ice cream on Thursday afternoon.
Gauff also spent time serving up ice cream to fans at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
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Gauff’s last two years competing at the Cincinnati Open have yielded wildly different results.
In 2023, Gauff dominated the rest of the field as she won the title at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
The next year, Gauff was the No. 2 seed and suffered a stunning upset in the second round of women’s singles against Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan.
Gauff, 2019 Cincinnati Open winner Madison Keys and 2024 Cincinnati Open finalist Jessica Pegula are all slated to be in the field this year, giving reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka serious competition at the 2025 event.
Gauff, 21, won the French Open in 2025 and enters the Cincinnati Open as the No. 2 ranked player in the world, behind Sabalenka.