When it comes to tennis, there’s more than just the challenge of winning. Players must adjust to the courts and whatever each tournament brings. Coco Gauff knows that well now. She’s been on the pro tour for nearly seven years, winning major titles on hard court and clay. Tennis moves around the globe and across surfaces with the season—hard courts to clay to grass, then back to hard. And every venue has its own challenges, from the court conditions to the equipment. This time in Cincinnati, Coco has noticed a few things about the renovated stadium.

On Thursday, the American No. 1 scored a 6-2, 6-4 win over Lucia Bronzetti to reach the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals. That’s a sharp turnaround after her last three tournaments, where she suffered early exits, including Wimbledon, which le

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