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. Come join the Patreon family for bonus content, access to the exclusive discord server and ad free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/openeraFollow @OpenEra on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @DesaiDevang and Simon, who finally joined @SimonBushell2If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/merchera Or reach out to the show and say hey: podcast@openera.ca If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Open Era 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.