The Open Era Author Edward Schmit Thinks a Honey Deuce Is Always Worth It
By
Caira Conner,
a freelance writer who covers sports and culture.
The game of tennis could use a narrative that is tender, witty, and ripe with sexual tension. Early hype for The Open Era, a queer tennis romance set amid the late summer two-week stretch of the U.S. Open, has whirled around the idea that the sport may be getting its “Heated Rivalry moment.” When I ask the author, Edward Schmit, how he’s feeling about the buzz, he invokes The Bachelor and laughs. “Everyone on that show is always saying they’re nervous and excited. It’s always both at the same time.” (He doesn’t mind the cliché; its emotional truth is vital enough that it makes a cameo in his book.)
