Have a listen as my Co-Host Steve Flink and I discuss the current events at the mid-point of the 2021 French Open.

David and Steve discuss the early headlines at Roland Garros, including the recent news of Naomi Osaka withdrawing from this year's event.

We have with us tonight, Mike Manzella, an experienced racquet club teaching professional and has been a certified P-1 Performance, Adult, and 10 & Under member of the United States Professional Tennis Registry since 2005. He founded Racquet-Pros.com in 2020 after finding just how difficult it was to match racquet club instructors with available racquet club jobs. By making racquet professionals and their skill sets discoverable on demand, Mike and his team at Racquet-Pros.com help find the best match for both parties’ unique needs. He has experience as both an employer and a coach, and currently serves as Executive Director of Racquets of South Towns Tennis Club, in Orchard Park, New York. Please welcome to the Pod, Mike Manzella.

Steve and David talk about the history of the American men and their struggles at Roland Garros.

Murphy Jensen joins the pod tonight to discuss his tennis journey and also his current work at WEconnect Health Management which is an addiction relapse prevention and real-time outcomes digital health platform, providing custom support and connection for those in recovery from Substance Use Disorder. A lot of people remember Murphy winning the 1993 French Open Doubles Tournament with his brother, Luke Jensen, in remarkable fashion…including celebrating by Luke breaking Murphy’s jaw after match point. Murphy teamed up with his brother to win a total of four ATP doubles titles. Enjoy this fun and energetic conversation with Murphy Jensen!

On tonight's episode, my Co-Host Steve Flink and I dive deep into the Pete Sampras - Andre Agassi rivalry. As many may know, Andre was my idol growing up and I followed him and his results religiously. Many of you also know that Steve’s latest book is called “Pete Sampras: Greatness Revisited”. If you haven’t purchased that book yet, definitely go ahead and go get that book…such great writing and such great insight from Pete and from his peers. Hope you enjoy this fun discussion on such a great rivalry.

We have with us today long-time Head Women’s Coach of Long Beach State, Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello. Coach Hilt-Costello has taken the women's tennis program into the national elite during a run that has included 22 Big West regular season or tournament titles in 18 seasons, 13 NCAA tournament berths, and 17 consecutive nationally-ranked seasons. I’m excited to hear about her tennis journey, so without further ado, please welcome to the pod, Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello.

So excited to have Mary Carillo join Steve Flink and myself tonight as we discuss all things tennis. We cover a lot of material with Mary in this episode starting with her experience winning the 1977 French Open Mixed Doubles Title with childhood friend John McEnroe, to how she got started in her broadcasting career, to covering the Big Three and also asking Mary her thoughts on some of the great rivalries that we have had throughout the history of the sport. Please enjoy this extremely fun conversation with Mary Carillo.

Co-Host and Hall of Famer Steve Flink discusses all things Miami Open with David. Enjoy this fun conversation as we wrap up what was such an impressive tournament for a number of players on both the Men's and Women's side.

We are so happy to have with us back on the pod tonight, Brittany Collens. For those that have listened previously, you know that Brittany was a 2017 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. Brittany and her teammates have been in the news as of late because of a recent preposterous, delusional and illogical decision by the NCAA that took away the team’s Atlantic 10 title, along with all three years of their wins due to a $504 clerical error which we will get into the details during our conversation. There have been quite a few updates that Brittany will be sharing with us tonight since we last spoke in October. It is my privilege to welcome back to the “Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis” pod, Brittany Collens.

We have with us returning guest, Pete Holtermann, a Tennis Media and Public Relations veteran. Pete has worked for the ATP Tour and for ESPN. Pete is the current Media Director for the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and is also the current Media Director for the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Pete is also the President and Founder of HolterMedia. Enjoy listening to this conversation as Pete discusses navigating the tennis tour through a pandemic.

We are back on with my co-host tonight, Steve Flink, a Hall of Famer. Steve won’t brag about himself, but I sure will, Steve is an absolute living legend in our sport. Have a listen as we talk Roger's return to the courts and much more!

Tonight we have with us a guest who, at just the age of 22 years-old has already given back so much to the sport of tennis. This guest recently graduated from Long Beach State University where she competed at the collegiate level and was named 2nd Team All-Big West her Junior Year in both singles and doubles, and is now in the midst of her first year as part of Tennis for America, a new program formed by the ITA, where she is currently working for the Sloane Stephens Foundation. We are happy to have with us on tonight Natalia Munoz

We are so happy to have with us on tonight Lindsay Linhart, the current Director of Development and Brand Manager at the Sloane Stephens Foundation. The Sloane Stephens Foundation was established in 2013 by professional tennis player and US Open Champion Sloane Stephens to enhance the quality of life and shape constructive futures for underserved youth through exposure to tennis, life-long learning and healthy life-style choices. The Foundation empowers children to dream and achieve big, on and off the tennis court, by countering limiting factors such as poverty, community violence and inequitable academic opportunities. The Foundation’s primary programming is in the Compton community in Los Angeles, but they welcome opportunities to partner with like-minded communities and organizations across the globe. It is my privilege to welcome to the “Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis” pod, Lindsay Linhart.

We are so happy to have on with us what we hope is the first of many episodes with my new co-host at "Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis", Steve Flink. As many of you know, Steve is a sports journalist who has been a columnist and editor with magazines such as World Tennis Magazine, Tennis Magazine and Tennis Week. Steve has also done a lot of work for Tennis Channel. In 2017, Steve was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Contributor category. We have had him on a couple times previously, and I think I must have caught him in a lapse of judgement when I asked him to collaborate with me going forward. That said, I am so thrilled Steve agreed to be a co-host with me. It is my privilege again to welcome back to the “Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis” pod, Steve Flink.

We have with us today Brian Wilson, Associate Director of High Performance at the Darling Tennis Center, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brian was ranked #1 in Southern California in the juniors before attending the University of Illinois. In 2003, Brian was the NCAA doubles champion partnering with Rajeev Ram and the team went undefeated and won the NCAA team championship. In 2004 he was ranked #1 in the NCAA in singles. He played on the ATP tour for five years and won over 15 titles in singles and doubles. Brian played in the main draw of the US Open and Australian Open. While playing World Team Tennis, Brian had wins over Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. Since Brian started coaching in 2008, he has been involved in two of the most successful and acclaimed tennis centers in the country, Darling Tennis Center HP Coach 2008-2012 and was Director of Junior Tennis at Northwest High Performance Tennis from 2012-2018. Brian then rejoined the Darling Tennis Center in 2018. Please enjoy this fun conversation with Brian!

Tonight, we have with us 2011 French Open Junior Champion (where, by the way, he beat Dominic Thiem in the final); he’s previously been in the Top 100 and now with injuries hopefully behind him, he’s looking back to getting within the Top 100 again; it’s been great catching up with him just after his appearance at the Delray Beach Open, please welcome to the pod, Tennis Professional and “Food Connoisseur”, Bjorn Fratangelo.

We have with us today a tennis coaching veteran in Dustin Taylor. Dustin has had two stints at the USTA and he was also the Associate Head Coach at the University of Virginia from 2014 - 2017 working with Coach Brian Boland where the team won three consecutive national championships, two NCAA Singles Champions and one National Indoor Singles Champion. And while Dustin is no longer in collegiate coaching and no longer traveling as much helping guys on the pro tour, Dustin is still entrenched in the tennis industry acting as the Business Development Manager at HarTru LLC. Enjoy listening to this fun conversation!

We have with us today ATP Tour Tennis Professional Dominik Koepfer. Dominik tuned pro in 2016 and has seen a steady climb in the rankings reaching a career high ranking of 61 in September 2020. Many of you may remember Dom’s Round of 16 US Open match in 2019 vs eventual runner-up Danil Medvedev in what was such a tightly contested battle. Dom played his college tennis at Tulane University where he had an incredible Senior Year in 2016 which we will get into during our discussion today. It is my privilege to welcome to the pod, Dominik Koepfer.

We have with us today 12th Year Men’s Head Coach of the Tulane Green Wave, Coach Mark Booras. Coach Booras was named head coach for Tulane men’s tennis in 2008 and was tasked with rebuilding a program that was discontinued for four years as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since then, Coach Booras has orchestrated the program’s improbable return to national prominence as a top-30 team in the country. We are happy to have him on, he’s also a Chicago guy…so he’s already on my good list…please welcome to the pod, Coach Mark Booras.

Recorded prior to the rescheduling of the 2021 Delray Beach Open, we have with us today former top 70 ATP Tour Professional Jesse Levine. As a 13-year-old in 2001, Jesse won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, and as a 15-year-old he won the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship with his doubles partner. As a 17-year-old, Jesse won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship. Playing one year of No. 1 singles as a freshman for the University of Florida in 2007, Jesse lost only one match, finishing his career with a 24–1 record. Professionally in June 2009, Jesse scored his most significant victory defeating former world No. 1 Marat Safin at Wimbledon. We are thrilled to have him on with us tonight, please welcome to the pod Jesse Levine.

We are so happy to have with us on tonight Mark Baron, the Tournament Director of the ATP 250 Delray Beach Open...one of my favorite tournaments to cover every year. In what has been a crazy year with the COVID-19 virus, Mark and his team have had to stay extremely nimble with the conditions of the current pandemic situation which has a resulted in certain scheduling changes. For this year, with the Australian Open being moved to February, the Delray Beach Open will be played during the first week of January, instead of its usual mid-February time slot. I am excited to talk all things Delray with Mark…and it is my privilege to welcome to the “Court-Side with Beilinson Tennis” pod, Delray Beach Open Tournament Director Mark Baron.

We have with us today Sandy Mittleman. Sandy has coached tennis players from thirty different countries at the USTA National, ITF, ATP and WTA Tour levels. Sandy’s coaching of 3 USTA 18s National Champions is proof of his coaching, player development and management skills. We are happy to have him on, so please enjoy this engaging discussion with Sandy Mittleman.

We are so happy to have with us on tonight the COO of NueroTennis, Mr. Cameron Lickle. Many of you may know Cameron from his partnership with former 7-time Grand Slam Champion, Mats Wilander with their “Wilander on Wheels” program. Cameron is a 2003 graduate of the US Naval Academy where he was a captain of the tennis team in both 2002 and 2003. Currently Cameron is the acting COO for NeuroTennis. NeuroTennis is a wearable wrist band that improves all aspects of your tennis game. And because its coaches you while you play, it's unlike any other sports wearable on the market. Enjoy this fun conversation with Cam!

We are privileged to have Chief Tennis Officer and Tournament Director at Universal Tennis, often referred to as “UTR”, Stephen Amritraj join the podcast tonight to discuss the recently announced three-year UTR Pro Tennis Series Tour.