STORYLINES: BAIRD WEALTH MANAGEMENT CINCINNATI OPEN PRESENTED BY VIZZY

OVERALL TOP 5 – ALL #BEN100 EDITION:

• CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION: Ben Johns comes into the tourney one title away from 100 career gold medals.
• WHAT A GAP: Next closest male in gold medals is his brother Collin with 23 (all earned with Ben), then Riley Newman and Matt Wright with 19. 
• HOW MANY DUBS FOR THE BABY GOAT? Anna Leigh Waters is second in gold medals overall with 77. 
• PERFECTIONIST: Ben has entered 47 PPA tournaments and medaled at every. single. one. of them. 
• GOATING: Ben has 18 PPA Triple Crowns, including 8 double triples with Anna Leigh Waters. 

BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Eastern): 

• Thursday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins from 2pm-6pm
• Friday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins from 2pm-6pm
• Saturday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins from 2pm-6pm
• Championship Sunday: YouTube and Tennis Channel 10am-finish
• The Baird Cincinnati Open is a Major, which means there are significantly more points and prize $$$ on the line. 
• Tournament site is the same as the prestigious Western and Southern Open ATP/WTA tennis tournament in Mason, OH.

MEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Tyson McGuffin, Hunter Johnson, Yates Johnson
• Who wins the Gabe vs. Gabe first round battle – Joseph (12) vs. Tardio (21)?
• Will we get another Fed (2) vs. Garnett (3) battle? 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Quang Duong (22) – is this the week the Avatar makes a big run?

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Anna Leigh Waters, Lea Jansen, Salome Devidze
• Anna Bright (5) returns to singles – how will she fare?
• Jorja Johnson (9) played some great singles in KC, can she back it up?
• WATCH OUT FOR: Hurricane Tyra Black (6), can she make a run to the Finals?

MIXED DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Johns, Irvine/Devilliers, Y. Newell/Dawson
• Who will take the Round of 32 battle between Schneemann/Koller (11) vs. Koop/Alshon (22)?
• Can a double-digit seed make the quarterfinals? 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Can Julian Arnold and Lauren Stratman (10) do some damage together?

WOMEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Bright/Irvine, Jansen/Parenteau, Kawamoto sisters
• Anna Leigh Waters did not medal in this event last year but has not lost a women’s doubles match in ’23, paired with Catherine Parenteau (1). 
• Etta Wright returns to play with Irina Tereschenko (7)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Kawamoto sisters (6) are Dayton Flyer alums playing close to their alma mater. 

MEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Johns/Johns, Devilliers/McGuffin, Loong/Dawson
• Collin Johns returns from his Achilles injury to play with Ben – is he match ready?
• Matt Wright is paired with the fiery Hewett (3) and it’s Thomas Wilson’s turn now to play with Riley Newman (4)
• WATCH OUT FOR: Pat Smith and DJ Young (12) – can they find the magic they displayed in Seattle?