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Podcast: The Body Serve
Episode: Toward A Better Understanding Of Pre-Open Era Tennis
Description: TBS Special: In the vein of our Pride episode from last year, we've gone and done a bit of research into the history of tennis and are coming to you with our findings on what tennis was like before and leading into the Open Era.
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04:28 What was amateurism and why did it exist?
18:36 So, what did tennis look like in the first 90 years or so?
21:48 What happened when a player turned professional in the pre-Open Era?
29:34 Jack Kramer, professional kingpin & thorn in side of amateur tennis
34:48 The r...