Painting Lines - A Tennis Podcast

This week Aidan and Erik discuss the last week in tennis which featured two ATP 500 tournaments. Starting off with Dallas, there were some surprising runs, like Denis Shapovalov making it to the final, while Casper Ruud was able to impressively back up his ranking in a tournament many expected him to go out early. In Europe, Medvedev continued his dismal season while shocker Belucci made a run. But in the end, it seemed inevitable that Alcaraz would come out on top. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!

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 Erik and Aidan discuss an interesting week of tennis during which the top players were split between the ATP 500 tournaments in Barcelona and Munich. This was not an even split however, as Zverev was the only top 10 player to show up in Germany, giving some other players a better chance to find success there. In Barcelona, the tournament featured nearly all of the top seeds in the later rounds, but while the matchups were high level, most of the matches were disappointing in terms of the scoreline. Only a few matches delivered nailbiting and stressful moments, but an upset in the final added some excitement to the end of the tournament. 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 the opening rounds from the BNP Paribas Open which kicked off this week in sunny Indian Wells. Often called the "fifth slam" this tournament is the first ATP Masters 1000 event of the year and is also the first part of the "Sunshine Double." So far, this tournament has had no shortage of surprises. From top-seeded Zverev losing in the opening round, to former champion and GOAT Djokovic being ousted early for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, some storylines running through the first few rounds have been quite shocking. With some in person experience, the discussion covers what has happened and what to expect in the coming rounds. Be sure to check back next week for another episode!