Appreciate the tone and insights here. Thanks for putting this together team Served!

Great episode! some topics that would be great: post match routines Andy´s favorite and least favorite players to play Get a former wimbledon champ for the grass season (Muguruza, Barty, Kvitova, obviously Federer and Serena LOL)

Great conversation and great information you dont get anywhere else!!! Keep it up guys, best tennis show out there!

Thanks for this in depth behind the curtain universe. Thank you

Love this podcast Andy! Keep it up 🙌

greatest pod episode of all time?

Do what works

Andy is so well spoken

I was a tennis coach from 2002 to 2020 so I was in the industry during Andy's rise. The amount of Babolat Pure Drives we sold because every kid wanted one was crazy.

Fascinating episode. Thank you.

great behind the scenes information; love Andy's candor and honesty

Thanks Andy! I thought this episode was really interesting to see behind the scenes. Appreciate your candor, and peak into the life as a top tennis pro.

Very informative. I've been curious about the topics in this podcast.

Thanks for this episode, amazing best ever insider discussion about tennis and money. Honestly this episode should be a required viewing for any aspiring professional tennis player and parents of high level juniors. Tennis needed these kind of discussions. Keep the great work

This is a great episode. Thanks for all the inside information. I'd love to here from a player who is in the top 50-100 and see what their finances are like. Without getting to personal. Thanks for all the great content!

Thank you! I asked for this topic back when and knew you'd deliver just this well.

Cheers from the Philippines! Love this podcast, and Kim participating once in a while makes it even better! I miss watching her play.

@1:15:53 hmmm who could this possibly be?

YEP, Andy really did sing Ice, Ice, baby with the Bryan Brothers Band.... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hq6Fpd2Krs--YI0.html

I remember Bob's singles rubber davis cup match. For a second we all imagined then nah he's a doubles specialist. And as kids at Cabrillo racquet club in Camarillo. Dad having them hit serves while the net was than them.

I enjoyed every minute. Thank you! Greetings from Germany.

Helping reduce the cost of sign up tournament fees amplifies access of tennis to all communities. Perhaps a portion of resources should be allocated towards that (if not already), or the operational changes required to drive costs down (which could lead to business model changes).

Major 🔑! About taking money that will affect performance on the court! 1:34:26

Federer had a special deal with Halle, he got good starter-money to play only there...

Great content. That was super interesting and informative. I wouldn't mind a part 2 focusing on the support cast - presenters, journalists (sure Jon Wertheim would be happy to spill), main tour umpires etc.

When you do an investment in a child of 12 years like 100.000 $ a year up to his 17/18 years, where they normally enter the professional circus, why shouldn´t the investor not profitize even a carreer-long from this ? That is an investment of 800.000$, which can go broke completly, when the player does not succed ... It is cold ROI . How many players get to ATP Top 100, where you can have a good life from playing tennis ? I know some around ATP 200-300, they cannot really live from only playing tennis, so the probability, to chose an Alcaraz to invest in, a very low...

This has nothing to do with the topic on today's show but I have to ask - When I watch tennis matches, why do the British commentators always get the players names wrong by putting enphasis on the wrong syllables? Like Rybakina, which is properly pronounced Ryba-kina. That's how she says her name. The British say ry-BAACK-kina. Are all British commentators that unintelligent?

This is brilliant, so many things to unpack here and learn from, not just about tennis but about life in general and handling finances, planning for the future etc. Thank you Andy for being so open about everything, this is so good for so many people to hear.

Amazing insights into the tennis world. I live in Stockholm, Sweden. I have been a tennis fan since the 1970s.

Great podcast! Can we also talk about why so many lower-ranked tennis players are struggling financially?

Not enough how many tanks I give for you guys! This is a real school of the podcast, knowing a bit more behind the doors truth of the “market” opens our eyes, and we also see the competition not only at a stage of the court but beyond.

So interesting-I had no idea that much was happening behind the scenes.

Great episode and so interesting Andy!! Be careful though that the taxman doesn't come after you for those barmitzva earnings!! 😊

Could there be a solution for her forehand where she keeps her big backswing but maybe doesnt drop below the ball as much and has a straighter racquet path to the ball to hit slightly flatter?

Really interesting, it's great to get that insight. Thank you all

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Fascinating episode. I think most serious tennis fans know there is appearance money paid but I have never heard any former or current top player go into such detail about it and the whole array of deals offered to players. It doesn't sit comfortably with Andy to talk about it that's obvious but his honesty and openess are refreshing and endearing. Love this show!!!

great topic...very interesting....thanks Andy!!!

Lindsay has always been a wonderful human being, humble, nice, down to earth, easy going. no surprise that her kids are raised well.

Best tennis brain out right now

All your subjects have been very interesting. This one is the best so far. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a wildly informative and fantastic conversation about prize money, endorsements, appearance fees, agents, sponsors. Truly eye-opening about the business of tennis-learning how to trust, who to trust, what’s important as you build a team and a career. I so appreciated Andy’s analysis and personal revelations. This is just what the rabid Andy/tennis fan in me wanted to know. Love the image of a 17-y-o Andy winning his first prize money and spending it all on a ridiculously sick car stereo system so he could blast OutKast in his high school parking lot. Hysterical! Best podcast ever! Keep ‘em coming.

Yes. This topic is a must. I’m a jr player that wants to play pro. This helped a lot. Keep going into these topics.

best episode ever

Podcast was not weird. Very good information. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

I was at Andy's US Open victory match. I'm as big a tennis fan as anyone and getting all the behind the scenes knowledge answering questions that have been in the back of my mind for ages makes this my favorite podcast at anything. Andy's analysis of tennis and explaining where the average commentators get it "wrong" is also worth its weight in gold. Thanks for this, Andy and co...

Id love to know andy's thoughts on current day players deals. it seems to be a consensus that sinner got a better deal than alcaraz even though alcaraz seems like a tiny bit more promising.

Thts were im at... I never had a chance..jm 45 years now and after injuries no one helped me .lost all family bever helped. O friend.s then i worked all this year s and i want to play now. I think i am one of th best and i will prive it then retire.

The description often comes up in this episode about it being a disgusting topic, but this episode has so much value! What is disgusting is that in a country like South Africa (where I am based), there is an absolute vacuum of this type of financial ecosystem or infrastructure. There are no agents, no real sponsors, no deals to be made yet ALL of the exorbitant cost of playing the sport. That being said, there is a huge opportunity for this type of ecosystem to be established. There are hugely talented players that win ITFs yet find it difficult to raise money to make it overseas. Due to our exchange rate, we cannot have an open or even a 250 event never mind pay players appearances to feature here. There are companies tied to the sport here that make massive sums off players yet are not prepared to boost their presence, and no agents to market the personas. In this country, we would give anything to have this type of economic infrastructure. John-Laffnie de Jager has been trying to kickstart this type of thing for years but has said in all honesty its not really possible. I don't really believe it. Great podcast. Extremely valuable.

Ive been attending ITF 15k tournaments for the last three weeks in San Diego, and I've been wondering about this financial stuff. Perfect timing. Very fascinating.