How Tennis Got the Blues

Ben Rothenberg's tennis newsletter Bounces highlights the growing trend of blue color schemes in professional tennis, using the ATP-WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open's blue-on-blue-on-blue makeover as a focal point. The article, originally published in 2025 and reshared ahead of the 2026 US Open, explores how blue court surfaces and color palettes have spread across the professional tennis tour. Rothenberg, who has been covering tennis color trends for over a decade, features a gallery of hard court color palettes from around the tour.