Carlos Martinez Interview: Playing Under Pressure, Off-season Training, & Coaching Doubles
Episode description
Carlos Martinez is the coach of top 20 WTA doubles players, Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez. He also coaches WTA singles star Karolina Pliskova. Carlos was a top junior player in Colombia, where he grew up in Bogota, before playing college tennis for division 1 teams, Western Michigan and Jackson State.
Carlos is one of the best mental coaches I’ve ever been around and you’ll learn a lot from this discussion that will help you become mentally stronger on the court.
We discuss:
- The best drills and games to use in practice to simulate in-match pressure.
- How to stop worrying about outcomes and focus on your process instead.
- What to do when you get nervous.
- Off season training and creating improvement game plans for a top 10 doubles team.
Carlos also shares his goals for 2024, his favorite tournament, and how to grow professional doubles.
See the shownotes for this episode here: https://www.thetennistribe.com/carlos-martinez-interview
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