Painting Lines - A Tennis Podcast

This week Aidan and Erik discuss the biggest headlines from the past week in tennis. With threee tournaments going on, there were many matches to discuss, along with unrelated but massive news regarding Jannik Sinner's doping case. Sinner will face a three month ban from the tour, but may still remain the world number one through this period. In other news, a start arose in Buenos Aires, with Joao Fonseca pulling of a massive victory at a super young age. In Marseille, there was another disappointing result for Medvedev, and in Del Ray beach the Americans fell early leading to a shocking final. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

This week Aidan and Erik discuss what has happened following the Australian Open, with the biggest topic being the ATP 250 which happened in Marseille. After one of the biggest tournaments of the year, this small indoor tournament was an interesting one as it gave some players eliminated early from last weeks slam to regain some confidence before the season gets in full swing. In an impressive run, Felix Auger Aliassime won his second tournament of the year, perhaps signaling he is back to his top 10 levels of previous years. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

This week Aidan and Erik discuss recap the second week of the Australian Open, wrapping up what was definitely an interesting tournament. With some parts of the bracket turning out exactly as expected, and others being complete shockers, there was a lot to talk about in this episode. With the final going how it did, there was also a lot to discuss about the impact on the future of tennis. Will Zverev ever win a Slam? Will Sinner continue to dominate? Whatever happens, be sure to check back next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik discuss the 2023 season in full, breaking down their picks for the end of season awards, including newcomer of the year, comeback player of the year, match of the year and more. In some places, they agree that there was one player that was undisputed as the king of the category, but in other places they disagree, and usually include a couple of honorable mentions that they also considered picking for that category. Let us know if you agree, disagree, or are on the fence with their picks, and be sure to check back next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik discuss the ATP finals, first going through each of the players that has qualified and detailing what got them to this point and how they qualified. Then they make some bold predictions about what they expect to see in the tournament and who they think will come out on top. After detailing their thoughts, they hop into segments for some crazy bets to round it out. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!