Sharing her thoughts on the new facilities, Coco Gauff said players think the Cincinnati Open is the \u2018best tournament<\/a> on tour\u2019, and better than the Slams.<\/p>\n She isn\u2019t the only one to have compared the tournament to the four majors, as Daniil Medvedev suggested the Cincinnati Open felt like a fifth Grand Slam.<\/a><\/p>\n However, not everyone agrees, as Australian Open<\/a> tournament director Craig Tiley delivered an emphatic response when he was asked if the Cincinnati Open or any other event could become a fifth Grand Slam.<\/p>\n Craig Tiley says \u2018no\u2019 when asked if the Cincinnati Open could become a \u2018fifth Grand Slam\u2019<\/p>\n During the latest episode of \u2018The Tennis\u2019, Tiley was asked if there would ever be a fifth Grand Slam.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He did, however, commend tournaments for maximising their potential.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, you hear that all the time. I like that people aspire to be like a fifth Slam, but there are a few things you can\u2019t replace,\u201d said Tiley.<\/p>\n Tiley explained why no tournament will join the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon<\/a>, and US Open and become a fifth Grand Slam.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t replace the history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s the ethos of the young players, their aspiration is to win the Australian Open or to win Wimbledon, win the US Open<\/a>, or win Roland Garros, so you know when you\u2019ve done that as a player, as there are very few that do it, you\u2019ve truly arrived as a player.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the tours themselves put a restriction on the number of players that play.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Australian Open, we cater for 800 players, that\u2019s your wheelchair athletes, we have a wheelchair competition, junior competition.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the improvements made by the Cincinnati Open organizers in 2025, it\u2019s unlikely we will see the event upgraded to Grand Slam status.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not to say a fifth Grand Slam is off the cards, however, as there have been rumours circulating of other Masters 1000 events making moves.<\/p>\n The Italian Open could buy another Masters 1000 event and become the fifth Grand Slam<\/p>\n Earlier this year, it was reported that the Italian Open had bid $550 million to acquire the Madrid Open tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Coco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227196165-1024x732.jpg\")
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