High Performance Episodes
June 13, 2020
Episode 25: John Millman - The journey man.. or is he?
John Millman has been ranked as high as 33 in the world. In 2018 he beat Roger Federer to progress to the US Open Quarter-final. We delve into his tennis journey and into his strong intelligent opinions on the direction of t…
June 10, 2020
Episode 24: Sarah Borwell - The US College Guru!
GB´s Sarah Borwell went from a nervous young girl who didn’t want to compete, to the top 200 WTA singles and 65 in the world in doubles. Listen to why, how and what she is now doing to help 100´s of young players realise the…
June 6, 2020
Episode 23: Craig O’Shannessy - Money ball of tennis!
Craig O´Shannessy is recognised as a world leader in data analysis and is changing the landscape of how coaches view data within tennis. He spent 3 years working with Novak Djokovic and is the strategy analyst for the ATP To…
June 4, 2020
Episode 22: Dan Kiernan: Control the Controllables
Dan moves to the other side of the microphone, as he chats with Graeme Foreman. Dan discusses the influence of his North East upbringing and how this led to his Control the Controllables philosophy out at SotoTennis Academy …
June 3, 2020
Episode 21: Ian Barclay - Not in the net!
Ian Barclay or ‘Barkers’ as he is known in the tennis world, talks us through his incredible coaching career. From how he got into tennis in Australia, to the amazing journey of taking Pat Cash from aged 11 to Wimbledon Cham…
May 30, 2020
Episode 20: Paul Jubb - NCAA Champ
Paul Jubb was dealt an extremely difficult start to life as he lost both parents at an early age. This wasn’t going to stop him achieving what he wants in a sport that he loves. In 2019, Paul won the Division 1 NCAA Tennis C…
May 27, 2020
Episode 19: Conor Niland - The luck of the Irish
Ireland’s Davis Cup Captain and ATP 129 at his best, Conor Niland talks through his journey from Edgbaston to Limerick, on to Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York playing against Novak Djokovic. We also dig into the details aroun…
May 24, 2020
Episode 17: Euan McGinn- GB University Tennis
Euan McGinn is Head of Tennis at the University of Stirling. After growing up in Scotland, Euan went to the University of Arkansas in 1990 on a tennis scholarship. In his senior year he gained All American Doubles status bef…
May 20, 2020
Episode 16: Emily Webley-Smith - The comeback queen.
Emily Webley-Smith has been competing on the ITF/WTA tour for the past 18 years. She has reached a career high of 240 in singles and 113 in doubles. Emily has overcome 7 major injuries during her career, but she continues to…
May 19, 2020
Episode 15: Will Herbert - Tour Physio
Will Herbert is currently Kyle Edmund’s physio. He´s previously worked with pro players Alexander and Misha Zverev and Ana Ivanovic to name a few. Will Herbert was a top UK Junior player funded through the LTA system. He´s u…
May 14, 2020
Episode 14: John Hicks - A British Coaching Legend
In this episode we speak to 87-year-old British coach John Hicks about his tennis story. From the early days, to his favourite Wrexham squad, the British players such as Tim Henman and Andy Murray who he helped shape, to wha…
May 10, 2020
Episode 13: Jamie Murray - From Dunblane to the top of the world!
In this episode you will hear how Jamie & Andy grew up as one, the reason behind Jamie taking to doubles so early in his career, how he chooses his doubles partner carefully and the impact of his Mum, Judy on himself and And…
May 8, 2020
Episode 12: Lee Childs- Life is one big competition.
Head Coach of the prestigious Queens Club in England, Lee Childs discusses his tennis journey. Lee had a very successful junior career and was the Under 18 European Champion in singles and doubles in 2000. He also won the US…
May 6, 2020
Episode 11: Ali Collins- You cannot be (too) serious!
WTA player Ali Collins talks candidly about how tennis is taken too seriously at a young age and the effects it can have on a players mental health, if we are not careful. The 20 year old from Dunblane, Scotland is a former …
April 30, 2020
Episode 10: Gordon Reid- Turning challenging times into opportunity
Multiple Grand Slam Champion, Paralympic Gold Medalist and the first ever Wimbledon Wheelchair Champion in 2016, Gordon Reid. Gordon tells his story from the beginning to being the champion he is today. Gordon Reid on Twitte…