Painting Lines - A Tennis Podcast Erik and Aidan

This week Aidan and Erik take a break from the contemporary to take a quick look into the past and examine the top 5 tennis comeback seasons of all time. In a variety of different eras, the discussion goes over comebacks from injuries to suspensions, and goes over the heights that were reached by these players after some of the worst times of their career. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik give an update on the clay court season, with a few tournaments going on this week, the biggest being the ATP 500 in Barcelona. In a shock repetition, we saw the same two finalists Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas, but this time there was a very different result, with Ruud adjusting his strategy and finding success against the Greek. With some hot controversial takes and commentary on what is to come in the next few weeks, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik give their thoughts and reflection on the first clay court masters 1000 of the year, the Monte Carlo Masters. With the biggest names in tennis on display, the dudes break it down round by round, discussing the shocking upsets, crazy calls, and the impact that this tournament will have on the remainder of the year. On display were the two finalists Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who showed a great return to form in this tournament. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik kick off the clay court season by providing a quick contemporary history lesson about what has been going on in the ATP tour top 25 since the year end of 2022. After briefly going over the first sequence of clay court tournaments for the year, they delve deeply into who is on the rise, who has fallen, and who has stayed consistently great over the last 15 months. Whether it is the rise of Sinner from outside the top 10 to the best in the world, or the fall of Felix Auger Aliassime from number 6 to outside the top 30, Aidan and Erik give you an idea of who has momentum on the tour and which direction they are trending.

Aidan and Erik are back this week to cover the exciting last few weeks of tennis as the Masters 1000 season is kicked off with the sunshine double in Indian Wells and Miami. Starting things off discussing Alcaraz's back to back titles in California, featuring a massive win over red hot sinner in the semis, and the major upset of Djokovic by Luca Nardi. Then moving on to Florida, where Sinner continues his run of nearly unbelievable form by dominating his opponents and making top players like Medvedev and Dimitrov look lost on the court. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

This week Erik and Aidan continue their interview with Rohan Mandaiker from Stapleton Sports Group. Rohan is a sports agent who works with college and professional tennis players as well as athletes from other sports to market themselves as well as negotiating contracts and other deals. Rohan provides some great insight on the background of the tennis industry and what it is like being an agent. He also gives his perspective on young players on the tour as well as scouting and the college tennis scene. Be sure to go back and checkout the first part of our interview with Rohan!