With the news of Dominic Thiem's retirement, Aidan and Erik delve into his career path. From a young prospect that was the youngest in the top 50, to a top 5 player, and eventually a grand slam winner. With his career taking a path that seemed on the up and up only to be derailed by injuries, Dominic Thiem has a story that should be heard, and Aida…

This week Aidan and Erik give a recap of the exciting and unexpected Madrid Masters tournament. Featuring the biggest players in the world, this tournament showed us that injuries can be a massive factor in the deciding of a tournament, as Felix Auger-Aliassime made a run to the final after his opponents simply dropped out of the way. On the other …

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…

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 Gree…

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…

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 …

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 Na…

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 ten…

This week Erik and Aidan are excited to welcome on 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 …

Aidan and Erik return this week to give an update on what has been going on in the last couple of weeks after the slow period following the Australian Open. There are six main tournaments to discuss, including Del Ray Beach, Rio, Qatar, Rotterdam and Los Cabos. With many changes like Sinner moving up to number 3, Rune firing Boris Becker, and some …

Aidan and Erik give a recap of the three tournaments that have happened in the weeks following the Australian Open, and discuss the unfortunately boring time of tennis that occurs after the Australian Open and before the sunshine double begins. Tennis sits in a time where small tournaments occur but with little hype or buildup for them. After discu…

Aidan and Erik jump into the post AO slump of tennis by starting a new series in which they discuss the "Best on Tour." In this episode they cover the top 3 forehands, backhands, and drop shots on tour in their opinions. While for many they are in agreement, for others they felt there was more ambiguity on who stood out as the best. This led to a f…

Aidan and Erik give a recap of the last few rounds of the Australian Open, starting off by recapping their pick'em from last week's episode, given the shocking upsets that occurred in week two, to commenting on the elimination of the top two seeds Djokovic and Alcaraz. They remark on whether or not time on court played as much of a role as they had…

Aidan and Erik give an update on the first week of the Australian Open, a week that started off with excellent matches but a shockingly low number of upsets. Day by day they break down the matches that stood out to them before jumping into a Grand Slam Pick'em where they forecast some expected results from the 3rd and 4th rounds of the tournament. …

Aidan and Erik start the new year with a lot of new updates in the tennis world. A few different tournaments have finished up as 2024 begins, including the Brisbane International, Hong Kong Open, and the United Cup. The discussion starts in Brisbane, discussing Dimitrov's win, Rune's run, and the early exit from Ben Shelton. The discussion also cov…

Aidan and Erik return from the hollidays this week and are pumped this week to welcome on Gill Gross, a great broadcaster and tennis content creator. The interview starts off by looking at Gill's background in tennis, from being a ballboy at the US Open to his broadcasting work at Syracuse and eventually the US Open Radio. Then, leaning on Gill's k…

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 …

Aidan and Erik discuss the Next Gen Finals for 2023, discussing the known and unknown about each of the top 8 players under 21. Well, not really the top 8 under 21. With so much talent the top 4 guys were able to sit out the event and still the level of player was crazy in this event. With guys like Arthur Fils, Luca Van Assche, Alex Michelson and …

Aidan and Erik discuss the final eight in the davis cup. Starting things off in the quarterfinals they talk about the reigning champ Canada's early elimination and how big of an impact the lack of Felix Auger Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov was for the team. Another notable absence was Andy Murray for Great Britain's team. In the semifinals there wa…

Aidan and Erik discuss the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals, giving their overall perspective on the tournament and its result. They break down each day of the tournament in detail, remarking on the upsets and expected victories, and what these results could mean not only for this tournament, but for the 2024 ATP season. This tournament featured exciting twis…

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 s…

Aidan and Erik discuss the 2023 Paris Masters tournament, going round by round and match by match breaking down the upsets, shcok runs and surprises of the tournament. They reflect on the crazy predictions given last week by Quinn and Parth and how they turned out. Topics include the return to form of Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas, as well as …

Aidan and Erik are pumped to be joined this week by Quinn Hirsohn and Parth Desai, two former college tennis players who played for Pomona-Pitzer in Los Angeles. Kicking things off they give some background about their experience growing up playing tennis, progressing through the Junior levels and eventually reaching college. They tell stories abou…

Aidan and Erik discuss last week's three ATP tournaments in Tokyo, Antwerp, and Stockholm, and the surprising winners that came out of each tournament. In Tokyo, Ben Shelton continued his breakout year by taking the first title of his career. In Stockholm, veteran Monfils was able to navigate a tournament full of upsets to take the title and perhap…

Aidan and Erik discuss last week's Shanghai Rolex Masters tournament, an ATP Masters 1000 event, which was won in shocking fashion by world number 17 Hubert Hurkacz, who defeated Andrey Rublev in the final. They discuss Hurkacz tough run through the tournament, as well as the number of shocking upsets in the earlier rounds, with Fabian Maroszan tak…

Aidan and Erik discuss the rise of current world #6 Stefanos Tsitsipas, a player who has been ranked as highly as number 3 in the world and has been only a set away from being a grand slam champion. Known for a beautiful one handed backhand, Stefanos is often a source of drama on the tour, not afraid to express his opinions to other players and the…

Aidan and Erik discuss how the career of a great champion like the big 3, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, comes to a close. They focus on how and when a player's career begins to decline, and how the great champions separate themselves from average players even in the final stages of their career. They debate on which type of decline would be the best…

Aidan and Erik are joined this week by ATP Pro and former top 400 player Alafia Ayeni. Alafia is a professional player who attended Cornell University before transferring to Kentucky post graduation where he was an All American. After graduating, Alafia moved on to playing full time at the professional level, traveling around the world from tournam…

Aidan and Erik discuss the Davis Cup, the International Tennis Federation's huge team tennis event held annually. But the Davis Cup has been floundering, a far stretch from its great success of decades past. The conversation goes over the history of the Davis Cup, as well as the current situation and matches, including the US's massive failure in t…

Aidan and Erik discuss the last few rounds of the US Open, giving their perspectives on the drama and intense matches in the final few rounds, including the matchup between Danil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic in the final, with Djokovic taking his record 24th Grand Slam Title. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.…

In this US Open Update for 2023, Aidan and Erik give their takes on the upsets, remaining players, and storylines for the Open so far. Be sure to check back next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the new ATP 'Baseline,' a financial incentive system being introduced by the ATP in 2024 to support struggling players. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the Cincinnati Masters, a crazy tournament featuring a match of the year candidate between Alcaraz and Djokovic in the final. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss current tennis with former ATP Pro and Grand Slam Champion Justin Gimelstob. Be sure to check back next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the current tennis tournaments and why the summer hard court season is possibly the best tennis of the year. Be sure to check back next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the career of 3-time Grand Slam Champion Stan Wawrinka. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the second week at Wimbledon and Alcaraz's dramatic victory over Djokovic. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the first week at Wimbledon and look forward to the final few rounds. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik respond to listener questions and comments, giving their thoughts on the topics people reached out about. Be sure to check in next week for another episode!

Aidan and Erik interview Justin Gimelstob, a former ATP Pro and World #63, whose career featured grand slam wins and time coaching American #1 John Isner. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the second week of Rolland Garros, with Djokovic winning his 23rd Grand Slam and some massive matchups. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the wild first week at Rolland Garros and look forward to the final few rounds. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the rising popularity of Pickleball, another racket sport. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the Italian Open, considering the surprising victory of Daniil Medvedev and losses of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the idea of on court coaching in Professional Tennis. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the Madrid Open, considering the many upsets but ultimate victory by Carlos Alcaraz. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik Discuss how the transition away from the era of the Big 3 has revealed that longevity is not a given in Tennis. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik review the Monte Carlo Masters, and look forward to the rest of the clay court season and French Open. Be sure to check in next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the past and present of American tennis, as well as speculating about the future of tennis in America. Be sure to check back next week for a new episode.

Aidan and Erik discuss the 2023 Miami Open and Sunshine Double. Be sure to check in next week for another episode.