Episode 113: Lewis Burton - "The Model" Tennis Player
April 20, 2021
Tennis fans will know Lewis Burton as a former British tennis player who reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2010. Non-tennis fans will know Lewis as the boyfriend of TV presenter Caroline Flack when she tragi…
Episode 112: Dan Evans & Neal Skupski - Fire & Ice
April 19, 2021
Dan Evans & Neal Skupski speak to Control the Controllables fresh from their amazing run at the Miami & Monte Carlo ATP 1000 events. Dan made his way to his first ever ATP 1000 semi-final including a stunning victory over wo…
Episode 110: Tom Gullikson - Captain Gully
April 6, 2021
If you´re a fan of McEnroe, Borg, Sampras, Agassi or Courier, this is a must-listen episode! Tom Gullikson reached as high as 34 in the world in singles and 4 in doubles. He is a 2-time Grand Slam finalist, winning the Mixed…
Episode 108: Holger Rune - No Doubt
March 23, 2021
Holger Rune has been the World Junior Number 1 for the last 3 years and at age 17 he is already starting to make his move on the ATP Tour. Just last week he reached the Quarter Finals in Santiago, Chile beating World Number …
Episode 105: Marcus Willis - From Zero to Hero!
March 9, 2021
In 2016, British tennis player Marcus Willis rose to fame with one of the most memorable runs to the 2nd round of Wimbledon in the tournament´s history. In just a few weeks the the 25-year-old went from giving up tennis and …
Episode 97: Australian Open 2021 Preview
Feb. 5, 2021
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…
Episode 93: Dasha Kasatkina - Tik Tok..It won’t be long till she is back at the top!
Jan. 20, 2021
Dasha 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…
Episode 89: Xavier Malisse - The X Man!
Dec. 27, 2020
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…
Episode 87: Jodie Burrage - On the rise
Dec. 19, 2020
Young British player Jodie Burrage is already 250 WTA. She has been through 3 major surgeries, but has developed a maturity and resilience from this that puts her in a great place. In this episode Jodie discusses how that mi…
Episode 79: Anne Keothavong - A full circle to the Copper Box
Nov. 21, 2020
Anne Keothavong is the GB Billie Jean King Cup Captain, and former British number 1. She reached a high of 48 in the world WTA during her career. Anne shares her story, from the big impact of her parents and upbringing, to t…
Episode 50: James Cluskey - Necker Island Networking
Aug. 19, 2020
In our 50th episode of Control the Controllables we speak to James Cluskey, James was top 150 ATP and represented Ireland in the Davis Cup. Since retiring, James has used his tennis as a vehicle to attack the business world…
Episode 30: Peter Bothwell - Realities of the Futures Tour
June 27, 2020
Irish Davis Cup Player Peter Bothwell has recently retired from the ATP/ITF Tour after 6 years of professional tennis. We dig into why Pete has made that decision at the age of 24 and the realities of the futures tour and in…
Episode 26: Dan Evans - Skills pay the bills!
June 15, 2020
GB tennis player Dan Evans talks to Control the Controllables about his incredible journey which has taken him inside the top 100 ATP on 3 occasions. The British number 1 discusses how he overcame injuries and a drug ban, an…
Episode 25: John Millman - The journey man.. or is he?
June 13, 2020
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…
Episode 19: Conor Niland - The luck of the Irish
May 27, 2020
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…