{"id":84039,"date":"2025-08-15T05:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/84039\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T05:55:09","slug":"cincinnati-open-told-somethings-wrong-with-their-courts-despite-200m-renovation-its-been-a-problem-for-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/84039\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Open told \u2018something\u2019s wrong\u2019 with their courts despite \u00a3200m renovation, \u2018it\u2019s been a problem for a while\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cincinnati Open has been a tumultuous event thus far, with every day throwing up a strange new occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>This unpredictability began with the introduction of their new 12-day format, combining it with the Canadian Open in the name of efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it has arguably created more chaos, forcing a plethora of big-name stars to pull out of the events in Toronto and Montreal, and most who went far there to then withdraw from Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to this, power outages, unprecedented weather and some really strange results, this <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/cincinnati-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Open<\/a> has been one of the oddest in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>It must be frustrating for the organisers that their event has been questioned so much, given the \u00a3200m spent to renovate it for this year.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati Open criticised for visibility issues<\/p>\n<p>And the players have shown their appreciation for these huge changes, which have admittedly transformed the complex for the better.<\/p>\n<p>It looks remarkable, and deservedly is receiving praise for the facilities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-89730282-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Open Grandstand\" \/>Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>However, whilst speaking on The Tennis Podcast, both David Law and Matt Roberts noted an issue that would only be known by those watching the event on TV.<\/p>\n<p>The former began by noting: \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing renovation job, and it\u2019s a cool facility. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do sometimes have some issues with the visibility of the ball on the centre court when it\u2019s really gleaming sun in certain angles, because they\u2019ve changed the colour code, haven\u2019t they? You know, it\u2019s always been a darker blue court with a green surround, the same as the US Open to get that US Open series going in, which I must admit, I preferred that. I like that idea of having an identity for a swing of American hard courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a shame, but they\u2019ve obviously done a great job. The players love going there. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is it\u2019s so hot at the moment. It looks like a miserable place to be spending time. And it\u2019s out of their control. It\u2019s just where it is.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts then picked up where he left off, continuing: \u201cIt does affect the vibe of the matches. You know, when people can\u2019t sit in those non-shaded seats. It just looks empty. It\u2019s just a shame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think the brightness of that centre court has been a problem for a while. Like, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s to do with the colour change. I think it\u2019s something to do with the position of the camera there on the centre court. They\u2019ve moved about a lot in Cincinnati. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt used to be really low in Cincinnati. Now it\u2019s one of the higher ones, and yes, something\u2019s wrong because, as you said, during the day session, it\u2019s really hard to see the ball, but you go to other courts\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some players have also suffered with the heat, with <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/jannik-sinner-explains-what-is-different-about-the-conditions-during-the-day-and-at-night-in-cincinnati\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sinner talking about the struggles of playing in Cincinnati<\/a> this year. Alas, this is something they cannot control.<\/p>\n<p>What has changed with the Cincinnati Open renovation?<\/p>\n<p>Having spent over $260m to revolutionise the Cincinnati Open campus, it\u2019s fair to say that it\u2019s clear where the money went.<\/p>\n<p>After all, this is an environment transformed, very much for the better despite the visibility issues.<\/p>\n<p>They have added greenery, a new sunken Champions Court, greater seating for the Grandstand Court and a six-court indoor tennis facility too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229952419-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Frances Tiafoe wipes his face with a towel\" \/>Photo by Dylan Buell\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>There is everything that a player and a fan could ever want here, made particularly important given how little there seems to be to do other than play tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Moran, the President of Beemok Sports and Entertainment, which is owned by the father of Emma Navarro, stated: \u201cWe are ushering in a new era at the Cincinnati Open, and the complete transformation of our campus will create an unparalleled experience for our fans and players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fair to say that they\u2019ve achieved this goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Open has been a tumultuous event thus far, with every day throwing up a strange new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[37370,99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-84039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-cincinnati-open","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}