Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to a very special episode of Word On The Street, where we bring you some fascinating behind the scenes content from the Irish Open in July. Susanna and Eve chat to Roger Henry and Michael Flanigan, two racket stringers working at Ireland's largest tennis tournament. Learn the history of the profession, the science behind the process, and some gossip from working at Grand Slams around the world!

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