California native Brad Stine has been a pillar of American tennis ever since he got his big break in 1990, when he took the reins of a young talent by the name of Jim Courier. The rest, as they say, is history. 

Stine, who has worked with the likes of Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, MaliVai Washington, Todd Martin, Mardy Fish, and Kevin Anderson, has been Tommy Paul’s coach since 2020. We spoke with the legendary San Mateo, California native on Tuesday, catching up with his thoughts on Paul’s rise, American men’s tennis then and now, as well as rising stars Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alex Michelsen, Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien.

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On Tommy Paul avoiding the plateau once inside the Top 10 

“I think for us, if you asked Tommy this question I think he would say the same exact thing: There are still a lot of things within the sport that he hasn’t been able to accomplish yet. He won his first ATP 500 title last year, so check that off the list, but he hasn’t won a Masters 1000 – I think he’s capable of doing that – and he hasn’t won a Slam. We have to see if that’s a possibility or not, but that’s what you are striving for all the time – I think those things keep you pretty motivated.”