#175: Roger Federer Retirement Special
Sept. 23, 2022
Roger Federer will play the final match of his incredible career today at the Laver Cup in London. The 20 time Grand Slam Champion and former World number 1 will team up with his greatest rival Rafael Nadal in the doubles, a…
#171: Ken Skupski on his Retirement from Pro Tennis
Aug. 9, 2022
Ken Skupski is one of GB´s most successful doubles players. After a career spanning 3 decades, he recently retired from pro tennis playing his last match in the Mens Doubles at Wimbledon. In today´s episode, Ken talks throug…
#170: Neville Godwin - It´s about the Player not the Coach
July 26, 2022
In today´s episode we speak to ATP Coach and former pro player Neville Godwin. Neville reached a career high of 90 in the world in singles and 57 in doubles during his career, and won the US Open Boys Doubles as a junior in …
#168: Ross Hutchins - Inside the ATP
July 8, 2022
Ross Hutchins is a former top 30 doubles player and the Chief Tour Officer at the ATP. He comes from a strong British tennis stock, as the son of Paul Hutchins, former GB Davis Cup captain and British tennis great. Ross won …
#159: Josh Sapwell - Tennis Was Easy
April 12, 2022
At 14, GB tennis player Josh Sapwell was tipped to be the next Andy Murray. Having won National and European events as a junior, he became the U14 Junior World Champion in 2010, winning the prestigious Orange Bowl event in M…
#153: Ukraine´s Sergiy Stakhovsky on fighting for his country
March 1, 2022
Just a few weeks ago, Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky was playing the final match of his career at the Australian Open. After nearly 20 years on the tour, the 36-year-old announced his retirement in January, ready …
#151: Dan Smethurst - ATP Player to WTA Coach
Feb. 15, 2022
Dan Smethurst is a British tennis coach and former player who most recently worked with top WTA player Johanna Konta. A talented youngster, Dan was world junior number 29 before playing on the ITF and ATP Challenger Tour, re…
#150: Mardy Fish on Living with Anxiety
Feb. 8, 2022
It´s our 150th episode of Control the Controllables! And for a special episode, we have a special guest as we speak to former US number 1 and current Davis Cup Captain Mardy Fish. Mardy won 14 singles and doubles titles and …
#147: Australian Open 2022 Preview
Jan. 17, 2022
With the first Grand Slam of 2022 underway, we´ve brought our panel of former pros back together to preview the Australian Open. What a few weeks it’s been, tennis has been global news with the Novak Djokovic visa saga, and …
Episode 141: Lucie Ahl - No Challenge Too Big
Nov. 9, 2021
Lucie Ahl is a former British number 1 and WTA 161 singles player. She competed numerous times at Grand Slams and has a 100% record at the Fed Cup representing Great Britain. Life after playing tennis professionally has take…
Episode 139: Jimmy Arias - The forehand that changed tennis
Oct. 26, 2021
Jimmy Arias is a former world number 5. At the age of 15, he became the youngest person to achieve a world ranking, and went onto win 5 ATP singles titles and the 1981 French Open Mixed Doubles. During his career he has had …
Episode 125: Brits at Wimbledon Special!
June 25, 2021
We´ve had to wait two years, but we´re now just a few days away from watching the green grass of Wimbledon on our screens! To celebrate the return of SW19, we´ve brought together a group of 10 former and current British Tenn…
Episode 123: Luke Jensen - Choose Confidence
June 15, 2021
If you were a tennis fan in the 80´s and 90´s, you wouldn´t have missed the Jensen Brothers! The original American doubles brothers, Luke & Murphy Jensen were known for their high energy on court, chest bumping and high five…
Episode 118: Alex Ward - Outside the Comfort Zone
May 25, 2021
Alex Ward is a British tennis coach and former player. He reached a career high ATP ranking of 242, winning 14 Futures titles. Alex was part of the 2010 GB Davis Cup squad and played Wimbledon in 2016 & 2017. He came through…
Episode 117: Paul Annacone - Coaching the Greats
May 18, 2021
Paul Annacone is one of the world´s leading coaches. He´s worked with some of the greats including Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Tim Henman. Annacone guided Sampras to nine of his 14 Grand Slam Titles, leading to Sports Il…