This week we talk to Marcus Daniell, the ATP Top 50 doubles player from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Marcus is a busy man - juggling a pro tennis career & multiple off-court projects, but is able to still pull it off 💪 We talk: Quarantine in Australia Why he decided to turn vegetarian Founding High Impact Athletes Being part of the ATP Player Council Life on tour! Marcus is a really nice guy that is easy to listen to! It was great to be able to talk tennis, but also about things going on off the court ...
Feb 15, 2021•50 min•Ep. 86
We have an agent on the podcast for the first time ever this week! 🤝 Marijn Bal is a Dutch agent at IMG, who works with some of the biggest names in tennis 🎾 We talk: Quarantine in Australia Going to college in the US Players that he works with Misconceptions about agents What to look for in a player It was a real pleasure to speak to one of the top tennis agents out there! Marijn is a man that wears many hats as you'll find out when you listen 😉 Hope you enjoy it & let us know what you t...
Feb 10, 2021•48 min•Ep. 85
The legendary South African commentator, Robbie Koenig is this week's podcast guest 🇿🇦 Robbie is a former player and coach who now finds himself in the commentary box 🎤 He is well known in the tennis world for his coverage of some of the best moments in the sport 💪 We talk: Quarantine in Australia His professional tennis career The transition to commentary How he comes up with his iconic one-liners Traveling on the tennis tour There are even a few Netflix movie/documentary suggestions in the...
Feb 06, 2021•48 min•Ep. 84
Alex De Minaur, the current #1 Australian player on the men's side joins us from Melbourne to talk about his journey so far 🇦🇺 Alex is currently #23 in the world, plays Davis Cup for Australia and already has an ATP title to his name in 2021 🔥 We talk: Playing Nadal at the ATP Cup Is there more pressure playing in Australia? How he got his nickname Playing against his mentor, Lleyton Hewitt Friendship with Nick Kyrgios Special thanks to Asics Tennis for helping set up this interview 😃 Hope y...
Jan 30, 2021•27 min•Ep. 83
Craig O'Shannessy, a strategy analyst to the pros joins the podcast this week to talk about how data & video can help players play smarter. Craig used to work with Novak Djokovic and is currently working with Matteo Berrettini & Jan-Lennard Struff 🔥 We talk: Dynamics of joining a team Importance of video analysis Working with all levels of tennis Being part of team Djokovic Accessing tennis data Craig is one of the leading strategy analysts out there! There are also a few stories in the...
Jan 25, 2021•51 min•Ep. 82
Dutch tennis ace, Matwe Middelkoop joins us on the podcast for our first episode of 2021! Matwe has been on tour for many years and has plenty of interesting stories 😉 We talk: Choosing to specialize in doubles late in his career Stories from playing tournaments in Africa What life is like on tour Playing Roger Federer Life after tennis with his new clothing brand Our chat with Matwe is fun, high energy & makes for easy listening 🔥 Hope you enjoy it & let us know what you think! Leave ...
Jan 18, 2021•49 min•Ep. 81
For our last episode of the year, we have mixed it up a bit! We are bringing you 10 memorable moments from episodes that aired in 2020 🔥 We have snippets from former top 10 players, grand slam winning coaches & much more. Be sure to check out the full episodes individually 💪 We are in a fortunate position to have so many fantastic moments to choose from. These are just a few of our favorites & are in no particular order 😉 This is our last episode of 2020. We will be back soon and hope...
Dec 28, 2020•30 min•Ep. 80
Daria Abramowicz joins this weeks podcast. Daria is the Sport Psychologist of current Roland Garros Champion, Iga Swiatek 🇵🇱 We cover many topics, including: What her role on the team is How she got into tennis Working with other top-level athletes When she started working with Team Swiatek Creating a balance throughout the team Winning Roland Garros 2020 Daria gave us some very cool insight into Team Swiatek and how they operate/work together 🔥 This is just the start for this team by the sou...
Dec 21, 2020•59 min•Ep. 79
This week we speak to Robin Soderling, a man who needs no introduction! 🇸🇪 We cover many topics & Robin offers great bits of advice. Some of the areas we cover: Staying fit/Family Life Tennis vs. Padel The Rafa Match and moving on to the Final vs. Federer How would he play Rafa today Unaware of Stress/Anxiety slowly building Recognising/dealing/recovering from mono RS Tennis Balls / Padel / Future Listener questions Throughout, Robin offers plenty of advice that you will want to hear 🙌 Ho...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 78
This week we chat to Mark Kovacs, Mark has combined his scientific brain and his passion for tennis to create the Kovacs Institute. We touch on many topics throughout this chat and Mark shows a wealth of knowledge in so many important areas of the game. Mark is author of 2 must have tennis books, Complete Conditioning for Tennis and Tennis anatomy We cover: His days as a Junior with Lleyton Hewitt/Andy Roddick Combining a phd with tennis Breaking down the makeup of a top 50 player Tennis Benchma...
Dec 07, 2020•59 min•Ep. 77
I thought it would be great to see what the life of a professional skier is like. I speak to Trevor Philp and Erik Read, 2 Canadian World Cup and Olympic skiers and we hear about their journey to the to top the Skiing world. We talk about Growing up / choosing skiing over Tennis Junior Skiing scene Joining the National Team NCAA Champions Expenses as Skier / The Team Team sport or individual sport? The different skiing events Olympics versus the World Cup Typical Ski Day Shutting off Can you mak...
Dec 04, 2020•46 min•Ep. 76
Swedish Doubles player and Grand Slam Champion, Robert Lindstedt joins the podcast this week 🇸🇪 Our chat with Robert was insightful, surprising, funny & everything in-between 😅 We talk about: Secrets to longevity Dealing with losses How nutrition habits have changed Winning the Australian Open Having the right mindset Biggest regret in his career Robert was extremely honest and open in this interview. It's definitely worth a listen 👌 Hope you enjoy it & let us know what you think! Le...
Nov 30, 2020•37 min•Ep. 75
Andy Murray's longtime S&C Coach, Matt Little joins us this week 🇬🇧 Matt has worked with Andy for the majority of his career and has been part of some of the greatest moments ever in tennis - Grand Slam titles, Olympic golds, Year-end #1 rankings, the list goes on 🔥 We talk about: How he got into tennis Implementing technology in training early on How training has changed over the years Being part of Team Murray during 2016 Working alongside Ivan Lendl Celebrating wins His new book Our ch...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 74
Federico Ricci, an experienced tour & academy coach joins us this week! 🇮🇹 Federico is the current coach of Emil Ruusuvuori, but has coached a number of players over the last few years 🔥 We talk about: How his coaching journey started in Florida Moving to Finland to start an academy Working with Emil Ruusuvuori Plans for the future It was great to be able to chat with Federico about the differences between coaching in an academy and coaching an individual player on a full time basis. It w...
Nov 16, 2020•34 min•Ep. 73
Zizou Bergs - the young Belgian tennis player that won his first ATP match last month in Antwerp joins the podcast this week 🇧🇪 Zizou made headlines earlier last month for beating Vinolas in R1 of the European Open and pushed Khachanov to 3 sets 👏 We talk about: ATP events vs Futures events Practicing with other professionals Playing Khachanov in Antwerp Putting in the work & constantly improving Juggling Study and Tennis There are plenty of interesting parts in this interview! Don't miss...
Nov 09, 2020•24 min•Ep. 72
Eric Hechtman, the coach of Venus Williams is this week's podcast guest🔥 Eric is the full-time coach of Venus and travels with her to tournaments around the world! We talk about: Life after College Hitting with Federer & Nadal in Miami Getting into coaching Off-season training plans with Venus Advice for juniors It was really interesting to hear how Eric manages his time between his family, coaching Venus and his role as tennis director at Royal Palm Tennis Club. Enjoy! 💯 Leave us a review...
Nov 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 71
Iga Swiatek's coach, Piotr Sierzputowski joins the podcast this week! Piotr has just recently coached Iga to a Roland Garros title - with Iga being the first Polish player to ever win a slam 🔥 We talk about: How he got into Tennis Working with a sports psychologist Managing expectations & working hard Roland Garros 2020! Advice for juniors It was great to be able to speak to a coach that has had so much success recently! Piotr really opened up during the interview, which allowed us to reall...
Oct 26, 2020•50 min•Ep. 70
Ukrainian tennis player, Illya Marchenko is on this week's podcast! Illya is a current pro player, who has a career-high ranking of #49 🔥 We talk about: How he started playing Tennis Injuries & setbacks Breaking the Top 100 His growing YouTube Channel Illya tells us all about life on tour as a player & how he navigates his way through it all 😀 Enjoy! 💯 Check out his YouTube channel here Leave us a review on iTunes 📱 Episode Chapters: 8:31 - How he started playing Tennis 15:51 - Most ...
Oct 19, 2020•32 min•Ep. 69
This week we are talking to Kevin Niksich, who runs the tennis brand Tourna. Tourna's blue overgrips are well known across the globe and are used by plenty of top professionals 🔥 Kevin's father started the company & Kevin now runs it along with his brother & father. We talk about: Origins of the grip Working with Pete Sampras Partnership with HEAD Current Players using Tourna Other grips & machines available Kevin tells us some cool stories and talks a bit more about the brand and h...
Oct 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 68
An essential member of Grigor Dimitrov's team joins us this week. Casey Cordial is a sports medicine chiropractor that works and travels with Grigor 🔥 Casey has worked with numerous professional athletes, including other tennis players! We talk about: How he got involved in tennis Working with Fitness Coach, Seb Durand Should top players travel with a physio? A typical day with Grigor Monitoring sleep We talk about these points & much more in the episode. It was great to hear some real insi...
Oct 05, 2020•49 min•Ep. 67
