In 2025, the Cincinnati Open debuted the results of its $260 million renovation – and we were there to witness it. In our first few minutes on the grounds, we could tell we were witnessing something special. During Tommy Paul’s R2 press conference, he said that the Cincinnati Open was now on-par with Wimbledon as the most exceptional tournament on tour. If you weren’t there, you might not get it; if you were, it made all the sense in the world.

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“Where does real spectator fashion, luxury or not, fit into all of this? Where are the women who buy $50 upper-bowl tickets on Centre Court but look like they belong front row?”