#176: Ryan Peniston on his Breakthrough Year
Sept. 30, 2022
In today´s episode we speak to GB´s Ryan Peniston. Ryan has had his breakthrough year on the ATP Tour reaching a career high of 123, with wins over top 50 players Casper Rudd, Holger Rune and Francisco Cerundolo. He had an a…
#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…
#174: US Open 2022 - A New Grand Slam Champion & a Farewell
Sept. 14, 2022
What an amazing two weeks at Flushing Meadows for the 2022 US Open! Lots to discuss with our panellists; from the old to the new and story lines aplenty in between. We have two new Champions in Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz…
#173: Monty Panesar - The Spin Doctor
Sept. 6, 2022
What an exciting US Open it´s been! As it draws to an end, we´ve taken the chance to speak to former England cricketer Monty Panesar about the trials and tribulations of professional sport. As you´ll hear, there´s many simil…
#172: US Open Preview 2022
Aug. 30, 2022
As the final Grand Slam of 2022 gets started, we bring together our amazing panelists to discuss all things US Open. We are joined for the first time on our Grand Slam panel by native New Yorker and ATP Player Noah Rubin. Re…
#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 …
#169: Wimbledon 2022 Review
July 16, 2022
Wimbledon 2022 was another fantastic event, full of stories and stand out performances. After all the pre-event hype around the ban of Russian and Belarusian players and no ATP/WTA points, the tennis did the talking at SW19.…
#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 …
#167: Wimbledon 2022 Preview
June 28, 2022
It´s our favourite time of the year, and Wimbledon 2022 has kicked off with a bang! 9 Brits are already through to Round 2, the most since 1997. This year there are more than 60 former and current US College players in the m…
#166: Jack Draper - GB´s Rising Star on the ATP Tour
June 21, 2022
Jack Draper is one of Great Britain´s hottest up and coming prospects. At 20-years-old he broke into the world´s top 100 ATP rankings in June. It came on the same day that he picked up his first win over a top 20 player, bea…
#165: French Open 2022 Review
June 7, 2022
The 2022 French Open was an historic event. Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam, as he beat Casper Ruud in the final. Iga Swiatek moved to 35 match wins in a row, and her 2nd French Open title in 3 ye…
#164: Cameron Norrie & Facu Lugones - Becoming a Top 10 ATP Player
June 4, 2022
We first spoke to Cameron Norrie on the Control the Controllables podcast back in August 2020. He was at the US Open and sat at 76 in the ATP rankings. Since then, Cameron has won 4 ATP titles including the Masters 1000 in I…
#163: French Open 2022 Preview
May 26, 2022
The second Grand Slam of the season is underway! Can Iga Swiatek build on her 30-match winning streak to win the French Open for a second time? Will it be Djokovic, Nadal or man of the moment Carlos Alcaraz making it through…
#162: Mark ´Beef´ Taylor – Supporting Ash Barty
May 17, 2022
Mark ¨Beef¨ Taylor is the Head S&C Coach at Tennis Australia based out of Brisbane. He is better known as fitness coach to former WTA world number 1 Ash Barty, before she shocked the tennis world by quitting the game aged 25…
#161: Dalma Gálfi – Breaking into the world´s top 100
May 10, 2022
Dalma Gálfi is a former World junior number 1 and Junior Grand Slam champion. Dalma had a strong start to her Pro career, quickly rising up the WTA rankings to 136 in the world aged just 19. After a challenging 4 years, the …
#160: Jofre Porta - Effort is not a Sacrifice
May 3, 2022
Jofre Porta is one of a handful of tennis coaches who can say they´ve worked with two world number 1 players from a young age. The Spanish coach helped guide Carlos Moya from juniors to top of the ATP rankings, and also work…
#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…
#158: Dr Mark Kovacs - The Serve Doctor
April 5, 2022
In today´s episode we´re unpacking the biomechanics of the serve with Dr Mark Kovacs. Known as the number one serve doctor in the world, Dr Mark Kovacs has held a number of roles in elite sport including performance p hysiol…
#157: Dave Pilgrim - Does Tennis need the Betting Industry?
March 29, 2022
This episode aims to shine a light on a very different area of tennis: betting and gambling. Tennis is one of the most popular sports to bet on, but match fixing is also an ongoing issue. Dave Pilgrim has over 20 years of ex…
#156: Matt Reid - Australia´s Unofficial Tennis Mentor
March 22, 2022
In today´s episode we speak to Australian tennis player Matt Reid. Matt has partnered some of the biggest names in Australian tennis during his career, including Nick Kyrgios, Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic. He has a caree…
#155: Alistair Higham - Match Flow Momentum
March 15, 2022
“It feels like he´s got the momentum right now¨ “There´s been a big shift in momentum in this set¨ “Everything seems to be going against her¨ We hear phrases like these a lot when we watch tennis, and we can feel them when w…
#154: Barbara Schett-Eagle – Game, Schett & Match
March 8, 2022
Today is International Women´s Day and what better way to mark it than hearing from one of the most recognisable faces and voices in tennis. Barbara Schett-Eagle reached a career high of number 7 in the world in singles and …
#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 …