Is anyone having fun in Cincinnati?

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The Replay

Cincinnati Open, it was the worst of times?

There’s been a lot of hype around the $260 million renovation of the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, where this week’s Cincinnati Open takes place. The site has expanded from 20 acres to 40, with 13 new courts (including a new 2,300-seat stadium), a new clubhouse, outdoor pavilion, operations center, and indoor tennis center with six courts. The interiors are more reminiscent of a minimalist-chic hotel than a sports complex. Hell, they even put out a four-part docuseries about the legacy and transformation of the event that’s streaming on YouTube and regional channels—the audience for which is unclear.

Unfortunately, this facelift couldn’t control for all variables this week, leaving us with a tournament that everyone, from the players to the fans, has seemed sort of over with from the start.

First, there was the weather, with players battling through a 90+ degree heatwave for the first few days, leading to an uptick in g…