STORYLINES FOR THE VEOLIA CINCINNATI SHOWCASE PRESENTED BY SIX ZERO

SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2025

BEST ROUND OF 64 MATCH EVER: Ben Johns (5) vs. Chris Haworth (57) on Tuesday.
“QUEEN” CITY: Can Jorja Johnson and Tyra Black win back-to-back events? Plus, Anna Leigh Waters returns to singles.
BEASTS: Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio have won 4 of the last 5 men’s doubles titles and Hunter Johnson is the new #1 ranked player in the world in singles.
LOB-A-PALOOZA: After all of the lobbing in the indoor venue in Vegas, will that continue outside in Ohio?
SLAM THE DOOR: One of just 4 Slams during the season with 2000 points going to the winners.

Tourney #14 on the campaign – back at the Lindner Family Tennis Center after a one-year hiatus for the venue’s significant renovations.
Progressive Format: Round of 64 Tuesday, Round of 32 Wednesday, Round of 16 Thursday, Quarterfinal Friday, Semifinal Saturday, and Championship Sunday.
PickleballTV (and the app) will have the coverage, starting each day at 10am Eastern, with Tennis Channel coverage on Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 2pm.
Defending medalists listed below are from the CIBC Atlanta Slam in 2024 (where the tourney was relocated last year).

Defending Medalists: Anna Leigh Waters, Parris Todd, Lea Jansen
Anna Leigh Waters (1) looks to continue her undefeated singles season.
Kate Fahey is the two seed and looking for her second win in 2025.
Catherine Parenteau (7) also returns to singles, seeking her first win since August of 2023.
Watch out for: Kaitlyn Christian (3) – brilliant down the stretch last week in Vegas to take out Fahey 11-9 in the 3^rd – can she make it to Sunday again?

Defending Medalists: Hunter Johnson, Connor Garnett, Federico Staksrud
Hunter Johnson is the 1 seed as he has climbed to the top of the singles mountain (won the September Atlanta Slam in 2024 to claim his first title).
Federico Staksrud (2) falls out of the number one ranking, could face Noe Khlif (16) in the round of 16.
Triple crown winner last week in Asia, Connor Garnett, is the 3 seed.
Watch out for: John Lucian Goins (8) – has won back-to-back titles, looking for the hat trick.

Defending medalists: Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau/Christian Alshon, Jorja and JW Johnson
All medalists in 2024 return as the top 3 seeds: Waters/Johns (1), Johnsons (2), Parenteau/Alshon (3)
Rohrabacher is back after a week off, plays for the 2^nd time with Khlif (8).
Black and Patriquin (6) look to build momentum from a silver medal in Vegas.
Watch out for: Bright/Daescu (4) – 2024 Austin champs paired for their 4^th tourney together.

Defending medalists: Rohrabacher/Bright, Waters/Parenteau, Schneemann/Jackie Kawamoto
Bright and Waters (1) undefeated streak ended in Vegas at 45 straight.
Catherine Parenteau and Parris Todd (2) had a strong run to silver in sin city last week.
Talented new team: Rachel Rohrabacher and Lea Jansen (3) – are in the top seed’s half.
Watch out for: Hurricane Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson (4) – arrive in OH with so much confidence from knocking out Waters and Bright and backing it up with gold.

Defending medalists: Johns/Johns, McGuffin/Martinez Vich, JW Johnson/Frazier
Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio (1) seek their 5^th win in the last 6 PPA events.
(2) Staksrud/Patriquin and (3) Alshon/Daescu are in the same half – will we get another epic battle between these two teams in the semis?
Fun first-time partner alert: Hunter Johnson and Tyson McGuffin (8) have forehands for days.
Watch out for: JW Johnson/CJ Klinger (4): Ice/Ice captured the previous Slam in 2025, beating Johns and Tardio in 3 in Atlanta in May.

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