Grand Slams Episodes
Feb. 5, 2021
Episode 97: Australian Open 2021 Preview
As we near the start of the first Grand Slam of 2021, we´ve brought together a panel of former and current pros to preview the Australian Open. Listen to Dan discuss all the latest from Melbourne with todays guests:- GB´s Bi…
Jan. 22, 2021
Episode 94: Skupski Brothers - Together again!
The Skupski brothers are back playing together on the ATP Tour 2021 after a couple of years apart. Neal Skupski has spent the last few years with fellow Brit Jamie Murray, while Ken Skupski has paired up many times with Sant…
Jan. 20, 2021
Episode 93: Daria Kasatkina - Tik Tok..It won’t be long till she is back at the top!
Daria Kasatkina has been talked about as one of the biggest up and coming stars on the WTA Tour. A final in Indian Wells and back to back Quarter Finals at the French Open and Wimbledon moved her into the top 10 aged 21. The…
Jan. 19, 2021
Episode 92: Justin Gimelstob - My Way
Welcome to our first episode of 2021! Justin Gimelstob is a polarising figure in the world of tennis. His career has included winning Grand Slams, coaching John Isner into the Worlds Top 10m, commentating, Media Companies, a…
Dec. 30, 2020
Episode 90: Oli Golding - The different ‘stages’ of Tennis Life
Oli Golding is a US Open Junior Singles Champion. As well as being World junior number 2, Oli was a childhood star on the stage, including the West End and he now works at Santander Bank. In this episode we discuss the chall…
Dec. 27, 2020
Episode 89: Xavier Malisse - The X Man!
Xavier Malisse is a former top 20 ATP player from Belgium. He made the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2002, and had wins over Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray during his career. In this episode, Xavie…
Dec. 12, 2020
Episode 85: Wayne Ferreira - Iron Man
Wayne Ferreria is a former World Number 6 in singles and 9 in doubles. He has had an incredible tennis career, which saw wins over 3 generations of greats of the game including Bjorn Borg, Roger Sampras and Roger Federer, wi…
Dec. 2, 2020
Episode 82: Allistair McCaw - Champion Minded
Allistair McCaw has dedicated his life to high performance through working with world class athletes including Xavier Malisse and Kevin Anderson on the fitness side of their game. This has evolved into mindset training and n…
Nov. 28, 2020
Episode 81: Nick Weal - LTA Head of Coach Education and Development
Nick Weal has spent the last 35 years as a Grand Slam Player, Grand Slam Coach and GB Davis Cup Coach and is now in charge of the LTA Coach Education. In this episode of Control the Controllables, he shares his experiences, …
Nov. 26, 2020
Episode 80: James Auckland - Pro to Parks
James Auckland is a former British Number 1 Doubles Player with a highest ATP Ranking of 57. Listen to him talk to Dan about his journey and how key failures led to the passion and fire to drive and ‘prove people wrong’. Thi…
Nov. 14, 2020
Episode 77: Dave Sammel - Mindset College
Dave Sammel was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has spent the past 30 years as a coach in the UK working with some of the best players in GB. He is currently Liam Broady´s coach. Dave has strong views and c…
Nov. 4, 2020
Episode 74: Stephen Huss - Wimbledon Champ
Stephen Huss partnered Wesley Moodie to win the Men’s Doubles Championship at Wimbledon in 2005. The pair came through qualifying, beating the 1st 2nd and 3rd seeds en route. Stephen reached a career high of 21 in the world …
Oct. 31, 2020
Episode 73: Katie Swan - Young experience
GB tennis player Katie Swan has been on our screens for many years. As a 15-year-old she made the final of the Junior Australian Girls event, before reaching a career high of 163 in the world in 2018. In June 2021 Katie qual…
Aug. 29, 2020
Episode 54: Nick Monroe - No stone unturned
Nick Monroe has been on the ATP Tour for the past 17 years with a career high of 30 ATP doubles. Nick speaks to us from the US Open Bubble as he prepares to play the event. Nick was a top USTA Junior, US College All-American…
Aug. 20, 2020
Episode 51: Dan Evans & Mark Hilton - US Open Bubble 2020
GB number 1 Dan Evans and his coach Mark Hilton speak to us from New York as they prepare for the US Open 2020. Hear all about the ‘bubble’ at the US Open and how preparation has been going. Enjoying Control the Controllable…