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Tennis analysis from beyond the baseline. Hosted by Simon Bushell and Devang Desai, Open Era covers the headlines and oddities from the ATP and WTA. Ranging from the 'Big Three' to Canada’s meteoric rise in the tennis world, Open Era keeps you informed and entertained.

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Tennis analysis from beyond the baseline. Hosted by Simon Bushell and Devang Desai, Open Era covers the headlines and oddities from the ATP and WTA. Ranging from the 'Big Three' to Canada’s meteoric rise in the tennis world, Open Era keeps you informed and entertained.

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    Open Era Gold: David Nalbandian — Giant Slayer

    Open Era Gold: David Nalbandian — Giant Slayer

    This week we profile someone that never became world number one or captured a Grand Slam, but accomplished something no other player has . David Nalbandian defied explanation, until you saw what he could do on the court when everything was just ‘right.’ We saw that happen in 2007 at the Madrid Open when he became the first and only person to beat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer at the same tournament. 

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    • 52 min
    Monte Carlo: The Home Grand Slam

    Monte Carlo: The Home Grand Slam

    Stefanos Tsitsipas wins in Monte Carlo again. It’s becoming almost routine for the Greek after he saw off a low ranking Danish player in the final. Devang and Simon examine a controversial week in the tax haven where the debate about line calling continued to dominate the headlines. 

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    • 39 min
    Open Era Gold: Jennifer Capriati, Tennis Survivor

    Open Era Gold: Jennifer Capriati, Tennis Survivor

    Graf, Navratilova, Seles, Serena, Hingis... Jennifer Capriati not only competed with the game’s greats, she beat them. It was an unconventional path. From youth prodigy to tennis survivor, Capriati put herself back in slam contention in 2003 when she met Justine Henin in an all-time classic semifinal under the lights at Arthur Ashe. 

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    • 52 min
    Miami: Yell About That

    Miami: Yell About That

    What a week in Miami. A sentence Open Era never thought it would write! Danielle Collins won her home tournament in what will be her final year on tour. Plus, Jannik Sinner continued to steamroll the ATP Tour. Devang and Simon unpack a weighty few weeks in parting shots including skirting close to the edge of a few libel laws. You wouldn’t expect anything else though at this point. 

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    • 53 min
    Open Era Gold: The Marvelous Miss Swiatek

    Open Era Gold: The Marvelous Miss Swiatek

    Iga Swiatek won over 11 thousand ranking points in 2022. That’s the most since Serena Williams in 2003. You know you’re in good company when you’re the “most since Serena.” This week, Devang and Simon look back at a season for the ages. The Polish phenom Iga Swiatek and her record breaking exploits through 2022. 

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    • 58 min
    Indian Wells: Bees?

    Indian Wells: Bees?

    Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek win Indian Wells again. We really need better script writers in tennis sometimes. All joking aside, it was actually a really interesting tournament in Indian Wells. Jannik Sinner finally had his 2024 winning streak snapped and we had a Maria Sakkari sighting! Finally, Devang and Simon turn to Parting Shots and try to answer the question which is on everyone’s lips. Was Kate Middleton in Emma Raducanu’s players box?

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    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

smurphie924 ,

💜Enjoying the Intellect💜

I truly enjoy this podcast for its creative/outside the box 😉 perspective. It is smart & unabashed, & I enjoy the fact that salty language is not frowned upon, but utilized as an exclamation point to a thought or an opinion. I joined the patreon as a small means of support & gratitude. Thanks & please keep the episodes coming. I wait every week. 🫶🏼🎾

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Greatest single episode ever

Melbourne: Blackjack. Quite simply the most witty, amazing, fun tennis podcast ever recorded. These two gentlemen have a different style than any other podcast out there and I cannot recommend it highly enough. 857 stars. Even if they aren’t in the cultural zeitgeist as much please please do more NFTs sometime!! Vamossss

tnnsbaw ,

Entertaining & Thoughtful Tennis Podcast

Entertaining & Thoughtful Tennis Podcast that not only goes over the latest tournaments on both tours, but also covers some other interesting tennis related topics during the back half of the episodes. The hosts have a great dynamic & really bring good insights to the sport.

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