Coco Gauff has had a rocky 2026 season. However, this victory in the WTA1000 Cincinnati Open final will go a long way to smoothing things out going into the final major of the season. Perhaps this is a good omen for Gauff. The last time she won the title in Cincinnati, she also won the US Open (2023). Gauff would surely like to add another US Open trophy to her collection.
Embed from Getty ImagesCoco Gauff Righted The Ship
Coco Gauff had a rough staff to this tournament, dropping the first set 2-6 in the first round to a dangerous opponent, Liudmila Samsonova. Thankfully the American found her top form just in time to take the second set and force a deciding set. Once she found her game, the third set was a walk in the park, and Gauff did not drop another set in the tournament. With the victory in the final, she tied their H2H 5:5. Congratulations Coco!
Embed from Getty ImagesTop Hundred ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Terence Atmane (FRA) | DOWN 45 | 90 |
| Hubert Hurkacz (POL) | UP 20 | 49 |
| Adrian Mannarino (FRA) | DOWN 15 | 67 |
| Mattia Bellucci (ITA) | DOWN 14 | 95 |
| Luca Van Assche (FRA) | UP 13 | 41 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) | DOWN 12 | 71 |
| Frances Tiafoe (USA) | UP 11 | 12 |
| Arthur Fils (FRA) | UP 10 | 11 |
| Rinky Hijikata (AUS) | UP 10 | 85 |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Xiyu Wang (CHN) | UP 26 | 82 |
| Alycia Parks (USA) | DOWN 26 | 89 |
| Antonia Ruzic (CRO) | DOWN 20 | 81 |
| Anna Blinkova (RUS) | UP 17 | 94 |
| Diane Parry (FRA) | UP 16 | 50 |
| Magda Linette (POL) | DOWN 16 | 78 |
| Emiliana Arango (COL) | UP 11 | 84 |
| Katie Boulter (GBR) | UP 11 | 60 |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) | UP 11 | 63 |
ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes
ATP: there were several positional changes in the top ten this week. Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz traded places to #2 and #3, respectively. Flavio Cobolli climbed four spots up to #6. Alex de Minaur and Daniil Medvedev traded places to #7 and #8, respectively. Ben Shelton fell three spots to #9, and Taylor Fritz fell one spot to #10. The top four players currently are: [1] Jannik Sinner; [2] Alexander Zverev; [3] Carlos Alcaraz; and [4] Felix Auger-Aliassime.
WTA: there were a few changes in the top ten. Mirra Andreeva climbed one spot to #5. Linda Noskova climbed two spots to #6. Iga Swiatek fell three spots to #8. The current top four players are: [1] Aryna Sabalenka; [2] Elena Rybakina; [3] Jessica Pegula; and [4] Coco Gauff.
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