MASON, Ohio — The Cincinnati Open continues this weekend in Mason, bringing tennis greats to the Greater Cincinnati area.

Since last year, tournament officials have doubled the Lindner Family Tennis Center’s size and spent $260 million on upgrades .

We met up with 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens on a newly improved center court as the tournament got into full swing — by practicing our own swings.

"This might even be better than the US Open, with these facilities," said Stephens. "Definitely seeing the clubhouse, obviously this was built in 11 months, which is like the craziest thing I've ever heard. Yeah I think the clubhouse is incredible, there's a new player area, services area, the food, the new gym."

While we were able to step onto center court with Stephens, players have

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