Good morning, Scoopers!
We’re halfway through the Cincy Open and I don’t know about you but every time this year I wonder - why Cincinnati? How in the world did we end up with one of the biggest tournaments right here in the Queen City?
Well it turns out it was no accident, but more on that in the Mini Scoops section…
Today’s email is a 5 min 10 sec read… but it’s a good one:
🥃 New upscale bar concept coming to OTR
🍦 UDF & Grippo’s team up for an ice cream
🧙 Jungle Jim’s goes viral
But first…
🎾 Cincy Open Tuesday Morning Update
We’re in the thick of the Cincinnati Open, but the tournament looks a lot different than it did on day one. Here’s a look after Monday’s matches:
The top two men’s single players, Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and Jannik Sinner (Italy) both withdrew from the tournament with injuries before it even started!
Novak Djokovic, one of the top players in the world right now, suffered a shocking second-round defeat to Thiago Tirante (Argentina). He sited an underlying health issue that was worsened by the heat.
On the women's side, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, and Elena Rybakina are all still in and playing like they mean it.
On the men's side, keep your eyes on Alexander Zverev, the top seed who's been grinding through close sets, plus Daniil Medvedev, and 19 year old Joao Fonseca, who's been one of the most fun watches of the tournament!
Then last night in women’s doubles, Cincinnati born and raised Peyton Stearns and her partner Marta Kostyuk, battled the legendary Serena and Venus Williams and WON! It was an incredible match between rising starts and legit legends of the sport! Way to go Peyton!!!
This weekend is the finals weekend and tickets are still available for all of the remaining sessions!
Finals weekend historically have more manageable crowd sizes, higher stakes for the matches, and better tennis all around.
If you've been debating getting tickets, this is the week to go!
