This week I do a deep dive into mental training and virtual reality with a new tool on the market called Sense Arena. We are also giving away a Sense Arena Kit and you can get the details here . I speak to 2 Sense Arena Ambassadors Pavel Vizner (Former ATP doubles no.5) and Beau Treyz (ATP Coach) as well Yannick Yoshizawa. We chat about mental training in tennis, and what it means to Pavel and Beau. We then find out about Sense Arena, its advantages, how it can be used, scenarios it is used and ...
Nov 08, 2022•37 min•Ep. 171
We are back with Irish player Conor Gannon this week in the 3rd part of our mini-series with him while he is on his College Tennis Journey at the University of Memphis. We have a general catchup with a chat about Davis Cup, adjusting to college life, improvements, mental work and the plan for the rest of the year. To listen to our previous episodes with Conor tap the links below Episode 1 Episode 2 The original episode with Conor where we dug deeper into his earlier tennis days Hope you enjoy Fa...
Nov 01, 2022•15 min•Ep. 170
This week we have our 2022 Functional Tennis Racket of the Year and who better to get on the show than Jonas Eriksson aka The Tennis Nerd. Jonas is the main man for info on rackets and strings. We discuss the lineup of rackets and he gives his thoughts on all the models. Also head over to our Instagram account to get voting and you can see the full draw here . Hope you enjoy the show and pick up some racket knowledge. Fabio Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't m...
Oct 21, 2022•44 min•Ep. 169
This week I chat with Fred Gil, the former Portuguese number1 and career-high ATP 61 who recently became the men's 35's worlds singles champ. We chat about his career, challenges along the way, what he is up to now and how he will always be a competitor. Hope you enjoy the episode. Fabio Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennis YouTube: Functional Ten...
Oct 17, 2022•31 min•Ep. 168
Super chat this week with Franco Herrero, the physical trainer of Tommy Paul and Sofia Kenin. We chat about a wide range of topics His upbringing and interest in Strength & Conditioning Moving from Argentina to work and become director of fitness at Evert Academy at a young age Advice for 8/9 years old as well as teenagers and 40-year-olds! Working with top pros Why the best movers are the best players An much more. Franco is super nice and knowledgeable. Hope you enjoy it! Fabio Have you se...
Oct 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 167
I've taken 4 excerpts from previous guests that had mentioned Federer in this short episode. We have Paul Annacone Francis Tiafoe Nikolay Davydenko Sven Swinnem If you have any great Federer stories please let me know! Fabio Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcast YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrin...
Sep 24, 2022•14 min•Ep. 166
This week is the 2nd part of our mini-series with Irish Tennis player Conor Gannon. I plan to catch up with Conor every 4 to 5 weeks during his 2nd year (or sophomore year) at his new University. He spent his first year (aka freshman year) at the University of Tennessee, which at one stage where the No.1 ranked university. Conor felt he needed a change and transferred to the University of Memphis. The former university of the world's number 1 doubles player Joe Salisbury who we plan to have on t...
Sep 19, 2022•24 min•Ep. 165
Quick chat today with up-and-coming Swiss player Joanne Zuger. Joanne is currently ranked in the 160s and is on top of 2022 goals. I find out about her career so far, her introduction to grand slam tennis, conscription in the Swiss Army which is not as bad as it sounds and more. I hope you enjoy this episode. Fabio Ps. Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber, our new sweetspot training tool? Check it out here Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video...
Sep 12, 2022•26 min•Ep. 164
This week I speak to world-renowned coach Riccardo Piatti. Riccardo has been working as a coach for 40 years and has a wealth of experience working at the top of the game from junior to senior level. Riccardo has worked with great players such as Ivan Ljubicic, Maria Sharapova, Milos Raonic, Borna Coric, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, and Richard Gasquet as well as having numerous great young juniors at his center in northern Italy. We chat about: Where coaching started for him The Piatti center...
Sep 05, 2022•55 min•Ep. 163
I catch up former pro and now coach and commentator Kenneth Carlsen. Kenneth was a Danish number for over 10 years as well as reaching a career-high ATP No.41. We chat a lot about junior development and some of the players he worked with (a young Holger Rune and Clara Tauson) and young juniors he is working with right now. Day-to-day life for Kenneth Holger Rune as a young kid Time young juniors should spend on court Getting juniors to buy into long-term success Teaching players to be brave in h...
Aug 29, 2022•45 min•Ep. 162
This week I have a joyful chat with week with Mexican tennis player Fernanda Contreras Gomez. Fernanda made her Wimbledon debut this year to the joy of her late grandfather who was a former semi-finalist at Wimbledon. She tells us all about her experience there, what it meant to her and we also chat about her college days, how she decided to go pro, her plan b as well as her writing a book which is launching soon. I hope you enjoy it, Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by Slinger - The world's most portab...
Aug 22, 2022•29 min•Ep. 161
Today I speak to 27-year-old Tamara Korpatsch (ranked WTA 130) who made her first main draw Wimbledon appearance this year. She tells us all about the up and downs of it, from the excitement of being a main draw player to a tense match with Heather Watson and to the disappointment of her doubles partner pulling out an hour before her 1st round double match. She also tells her about some great wins she has had, her team and her hobbies. I hope you enjoy it, Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by Slinger - T...
Aug 15, 2022•21 min•Ep. 160
This week is the start of a new mini-series for the next 10 months. It involves following the progress of Conor Gannon, who we had on the show earlier this year . Conor was on a tennis Scholarship at the University of Tennessee, where at one stage last season they were ranked number 1 in the US. Conor had to fight it out for his place on his team. For one reason or another Conor decided he wanted to leave and move to a new university that would suit his game style better. I’ll be checking in wit...
Aug 08, 2022•21 min•Ep. 159
Today I speak to Adam Walton who has made an impactful start to his pro career with 2 future titles followed by a semi-final. Adam is about to finish his master's at the University of Tennessee where he was a 4 time all All-American, number 2 national ranked in singles and NCAA doubles champion. We chat about his decision to go to college, his college days, dealing with pressure on the court and balance off the court, finding belief in himself and as well as what motivates him. It's a short impa...
Aug 02, 2022•20 min•Ep. 158
Excited to speak to Facundo Lugones this week on episode 157 of the Functional Tennis podcast. Facundo first met Cam at Texas Christian University and has been working with him since 2017. Facundo tells us about his tennis and coaching journey insights into Cam and challenges along the way. Make sure to check out our other episodes with ATP/WTA coaches. Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by Slinger - The world's most portable ball machine Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisP...
Jul 25, 2022•27 min•Ep. 157
After a few weeks' break from the podcast, I am back this week with former guest Dave O'Hare. I haven't done too many in-person chats and really enjoyed sitting down with Dave to catch up. The last time I had Dave on the show pre the covid pandemic breakout he was on waiting on his visa to start a coaching role at the University of Memphis. He tells us what happened and his journey to working with Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram, the world's number 1 doubles team. He chats about what he learned the...
Jul 18, 2022•43 min•Ep. 156
This week I speak to Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics. Shane provides a range of data/analytical services and works with players such as Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Emil Ruusuvouri and Taro Daniel. We chat about How Shane got into the tennis data world Process when working with senior and junior players Shane’s team Pricing for his services What’s changed in the game on the court and from an analytical point of view If you enjoy this episode check out our other episodes with dat...
Jun 27, 2022•32 min•Ep. 155
Today I speak to performance coach Lapo Becherini. Lapo is based at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy and works with players such as Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti, Alexei Popryin and more. We chat about his early career and the differences between soccer players and tennis players. How the world's best train. How lower-ranked players are fitter than higher-ranked players, the process when starting with new players, cramping, inertial training and more. It’s a great chat and If you enjoy it check out...
Jun 20, 2022•58 min•Ep. 154
This week I speak to Ukrainian WTA Top 40 player Anhelina Kalinina. She tells us about how she and her family's life has been since her last visit to Ukraine in February. Anhelina also tells us about her Junior days on the ITF Development squad and what changed in her game from being a top 150 player to a top 50 player I hope you enjoy the episode. Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by Slinger - The world's most portable ball machine Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcas...
Jun 13, 2022•34 min•Ep. 153
With Roland Garros currently on, it's great timing to have the youngest ever Roland Garros men's champ in the open era on the show, Michael Chang. I initially saw Michael at the IMG Future Stars event in Greece and asked him to come on the show, it's taken a few weeks but it happened!! We chatted about the famous match with Ivan Lendl in the 4th round where Micael cramped, hit under arm serve and was about to retire in the 5th and more. He talks about junior tennis, playing Sampras from 8 years ...
May 31, 2022•35 min•Ep. 152
This week I chat with Tina Lee, a former player now coach at the USTA National Campus and mother to the boys under 12 winner at the IMG Future Stars, Jordan Lee, who is one of the world's best 12-year-olds. We have a great chat about her journey, her coaching role at the USTA National Campus, balancing the parent/coach relationship with her son Jordan, managing future expectations for Jordan and learnings from being on the court with Marián Vajda. I hope you enjoy it Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by ...
May 23, 2022•42 min•Ep. 151
This week I speak to Felix Mischker who you may know from the extremely popular Tennis Brothers Youtube Channel. Felix is currently documenting his journey to 1 ATP point with very interesting content on his YouTube account. Along with his brother Lucian the Tennis Brothers' presence on social media channels has always been strong with great content. We chat all about the Tennis brothers, Youtube, planning ahead and more. Main areas covered: About the Tennis brother Felix and Lucian Planning/fil...
May 16, 2022•34 min•Ep. 150
This week I speak to Hungarian WTA player Anna Bondar. Anna broke into the top 100 last year 6 years after turning pro. She tells us about her journey of breaking through and what her plans are this year. Main topics: Training in Budapest ACL injury and recovery Anna’s team Nervous last push t break the Top 100 2022 goals Advice for upcoming players Favourite tournament Hope you enjoy the episode Fabio 🔋 Podcast powered by Slinger - The world's most portable ball machine Find us on Social Media...
May 09, 2022•25 min•Ep. 149
This week I am out of the office and recording live with IMG super-agent Max Eisenbud at the Tatoi Club in Athens Greece. We are here for the IMG Future Stars event featuring some of the world's best under 12 players in the world. Max tells us about his early IMG days where on his first day at the IMG academy he met an 11-year-old Maria Sharapova. We chat about his experience as an agent, he gives advice to parents and importantly he tells us all about this fantastic under 12 event at the most b...
May 02, 2022•37 min•Ep. 148
This week I speak to Claudio Pistolesi. Claudio is a former player turned coach who has worked with many players over his expansive coaching career. He now looks after a JTCC centre in Jacksonville Florida and consults with pros, one of them being Emil Ruusuvuori. We chat about many of his experiences on the court and off the court. Major topics include: Intro / Pistol Pete Toughest player Claudio has ever played Moving into coaching Learning from Monica Seles Players Claudio has coached Working...
Apr 25, 2022•51 min•Ep. 147
Welcome to Tie Break 03. Next week's guest is a former player and coach of over 23 years Claudio Pistolesi. Claudio works with many great players and when he slowed down on the travelling he was based in the US and an Italian coach asked him to help get Matteo a US tennis Scholarship. Listen to see how they got it all wrong! Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/Fu...
Apr 22, 2022•3 min
It's' been a while since I've had a strength and conditioning coach on the podcast and when the opportunity came to have Eric on I jumped on it. Eric Hernandez is the S&C trainer of Daniil Medvedev. They've worked together since June 2014 when Daniil had just finished the junior tour and was getting ready to make the transition to the senior tour and Eric has been there all the way up until Daniil because world number 1 last month. Eric chats about how he started to work as an S&C traine...
Apr 18, 2022•35 min•Ep. 146
A short clip from next week's episode with Eric Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach of Daniil Medvedev since Daniil turned pro in 2014. Eric tells us how he has maintained his long term relationship with Daniil. Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennis YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.Functiona...
Apr 15, 2022•4 min
A very interesting episode this week with Goran Novakovic. Goran founded the Ten-Pro Global Junior Tour which I only became aware of recently. It's a junior tour for under 10's to under 15's where juniors are guaranteed to get a set amount of matches, costs can be more controlled for parents and players are treated like pros. Goran tells us how it came about and the major difference between his tour and other international junior tours. It's really interesting and I wish I was a junior again and...
Apr 11, 2022•39 min
Welcome to a new series called Tie-Break where I mainly plan to release a short preview of upcoming episodes. I may also release a throwback from one of our 145 Plus episodes of a story that was entertaining or a lesson not to be missed. Finally, on a rare occasion, I may jump in to discuss a topical tennis matter. We start off this week with Goran Novakovic, the founder of the Ten-Pro Junior Global Tour which is a set of international tournaments for juniors in the under 11 to under 15 age cate...
Apr 07, 2022•4 min•Ep. 1
