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The English Open Changed the Game: Winners, Surprises and What Comes Next
Six days. More than 60 courts. Some of the best players in Europe and North America. And somewhere around 150 combined hours behind the microphone.
Chris Beaumont and Nick Hobbis are back from the NEC for the definitive review of the 2026 English Open.
They revisit the performances that shaped the week, from Ignasi De Rueda singles breakthrough and the brilliance of Roos van Reek to Jack Munro and Richard Livornese's American statement, Marcello Jardim's senior dominance and the players who exceeded expectations without necessarily leaving Birmingham with gold.
But this is about more than…
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