The Cincinnati Open has not got everything right, despite the praise they have received for their renovations.
Coco Gauff has heaped praise on the Cincinnati Open, after the tournament spent $260 million on the venue.
While the tournament has mainly been praised, the Cincinnati Open have not completely escaped criticism this year.
One of these criticisms has now resurfaced after tennis fans noticed a major issue during the prematurely ended final between Sinner and Alcaraz.
The Cincinnati Open need to change something after fans cannot see the ball in Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner final
The men’s singles final at the Cincinnati Open only lasted 23 minutes after Sinner retired due to illness.
Despite there being only five games in the match, there was a huge issue for fans watching the match on TV.
Seemingly due to the colours and potentially the camera angle on the centre court, tennis fans could hardly see the ball at the Cincinnati Open during the day, which is when the men’s singles final was taking place.
The site at the Cincinnati Open may look fantastic and have world class facilities, but there is no point doing all that if viewers can hardly even watch the match.
This is something that the Cincinnati Open desperately need to correct for the 2026 tournament, and after spending $260 million on refurbishments this year, they need to make this one final amendment to finish the puzzle.
Tennis fans have a suggestion for the Cincinnati Open in 2026
There has been a lot of backlash at the Cincinnati Open for the ball issue, but some fans have provided the tournament with a simple solution that they think would solve the issue.
While there has been some suggestion that the colour of the courts is the main problem in the lack of visibility of the ball, others have pointed out the position of the camera on court.
One wrote, “All they need to do is move the camera to the other end of the court.”
Another added, “Just need to move the camera to the other side.”
An additional social media user echoed the same sentiment, “And what’s frustrating about it is it’s literally the EASIEST fix of all time. Move the camera to the other side. Photography 101.”
If this is all the Cincinnati Open needs to do for the ball to be visible again, then this needs to be a priority for the 2025 tournament.
For now, fans will be looking forward to not having to squint at the TV with the US Open now the next big tournament on the horizon.
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