Open Era

Devang and Simon are joined by friend of the show and all around Tennis guru Owen Lewis to dissect an actual good week of tennis!

Literally everyone who reached the latter stages in Miami seemed like decent human beings. Unbelievable!

We dive into Swiatek and Osaka’s final before turning our attention to the Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz.

Plus we have a special shout out for Hubbie Hurkacz’s shorts.

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At 25, Ashleigh Barty is calling it a day.

On this week’s Open Era, Simon and Devang devote the majority of the show to this week’s bombshell news: Ash Barty stepping away from tennis as the World No. 1. We talk about her legacy on the court, the way she carries herself off of it and the path other players may follow.

Also this week, it’s Iga Swiatek’s world now, JJ Wolf hits the shot of the decade, and our parting shots, including the latest from the Miami Open.

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We all live in Taylor Fritz and Iga Swiatek’s World.

The future of tennis has arrived!

Kinda, sorta joking but it was a remarkable week at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Devang and Simon head into the Open Era Bar to digest a few drinks along with some spicy opinions.

Plus there was some chat about Patrick Mouratoglou which is always enjoyable!

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With The Batman hitting big screens this week we wanted to welcome back our very own Robert Pattinson to Open Era.

That’s right, Devang returns this week to chat with Simon about Novak Djokovic’s entry into Indian Wells and the (lack of) punishment for Alexander Zverev.

Plus we unveil the very first Open Era Watercooler segment before getting stuck into another action packed parting shots.

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Simon is joined by James Shank of Tick Tok Tennis to discuss another bumper week in the Tennis world.

As conflict rages on in the Ukraine, the ATP and WTA decide to suspend tournaments in Russia. Would they have done this without the threat of a strike? We’ll do our best to tackle that very dodgy question.

The WTA actually had tournaments! Praise the lord! We unpack a full schedule before looking at a high profile doping case.

Parting shots goes from a Maria Sakkari cover shoot to Holger Rune quotes. You won’t want to miss this one.

Btw, the Davis Cup also happened…but you don’t care about that.

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On this week’s Open Era, friend of the show Vivek Jacob joins Simon and Devang to cover a heavy week.

As players on the ATP and WTA react to Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, the guys consider what’s next while discussing the men’s decision to go to China later this year.

Alexander Zverev made headlines (once again) for the worst reasons, Daniil Medvedev reached #1, and Rafael Nadal made it 15-0. Meanwhile Iga Swiatek made a hell of a statement in Doha.

All that, plus our parting shots coming up in a jam packed Open Era. Hope you enjoy it.

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Too much tennis.

On this week’s Open Era, Simon and Devang dive into the 800 tournaments that took place this week. Big wins for Andrey Rublev and Jelena Ostapenko lead the guys to zoom out a bit and see where the two players are heading in 2022.

Of course, there was the Novak Djokovic interview with the BBC as well. How bad was it and what did we learn?

Finally in Parting Shots, it’s the Jannik Sinner coachmegddon aftermath, some choice words for tax havens, and the curious case of Alex De Minaur.

Hope you enjoy the show!

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Something had to give.

Stefanos Tsitsipas hadn’t won an ATP 500 final. Felix Auger Aliassime hadn’t won…a final.

On this week’s Open Era, Simon and Devang discuss FAA doing the damn thing in Rotterdam. Plus, a titanic final in St.Petersburg saw Anett Kontaveit outlast Maria Sakkari. Also, some Del Potro thoughts including Buenos Aires’ ranking among the best tournaments in the world.

In Parting Shots, it’s a grab bag of fun, including listener questions, Morgan Riddle’s TikTok, Jannik Sinner coaching drama, and much more!

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Say it ain’t so, Juan Martin.
On this week’s Open Era, Simon and Devang tackle the sad news out of Buenos Aires, where Juan Martin Del Potro announced his upcoming tournaments in the Golden Swing will likely be his last.
Friend of the show Priyanka Dobson joins to talk about the state of Tennis television coverage in the United States and beyond.
Finally, on parting shots, it’s Real Tennis, Andy Murray skipping clay and Rafael Nadal getting into NFTs (we predicted this) plus plenty more.
Tune in, will ya?

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History in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal and Ash Barty did something remarkable this past weekend and we’re still catching our collective breath.

On today’s show, Devang and Simon dive into the epic (but bad?) men’s final and discuss the Barty Party in Australia.

We’re also into NFTs now…don’t worry, we can explain.

In parting shots, it’s Special Ks, fines for some, bullshit for others plus plenty more. Join us on the championship edition of Open Era!

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