Episodes

July 17, 2023

#195: Dominic Iannotti - Scotland´s World Learning Disability Tennis Champion

Dominic Iannotti is a current world No. 3 tennis player. His career has taken him from his home in Prestwick, Scotland to Australia, Ecuador and around Europe representing the Great Britain Learning Disability National Squad…
July 2, 2023

#194: Wimbledon 2023 Preview

We´re just a few hours away from the beautiful green grass of Wimbledon being on our screens. It´s our favourite Grand Slam here at Control the Controllables, and we´ve brought back our awesome panellists to chat through wha…
June 29, 2023

#193: David Hodgetts - From Burnt out Tennis Player to Successful Entrepreneur

David Hodgetts´ tennis story is one that many players can relate to. From a talented junior who dedicated his life to becoming a pro tennis player, the rigours of tennis took their toll, and by 19 he´d fallen out of love wit…
June 16, 2023

#192: French Open 2023 Review

It was another French Open for the history books this year, as Novak Djokovic became the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles. His win at Roland Garros also means he´s the first man to win each Grand Slam three times. In th…
June 13, 2023

#191: Andrew Jarrett - Wimbledon Referee for 14 Years

As the clay court season comes to an end, it means we´re just a few weeks away from the next Grand Slam of the year (and our favourite), Wimbledon. 🌱🇬🇧 In today´s episode we talk to someone who knows the tournament more than…
May 29, 2023

#190: French Open 2023 Preview

The 2023 French Open is underway in Paris, without Rafael Nadal in the draw for the first time in 19 years. Who is going to make the most of his absence to lift the men´s trophy? Will Iga Swiatek defend her womens title? Or …
May 24, 2023

#189: Chris Goldsmith - The Tennis Talker

If you´re a tennis fan on Twitter, you´ll probably have come across The Tennis Talker. With more than 350,000 tweets and 14,000 followers to date, Chis Goldsmith, aka the Tennis Talker has become an authority on tennis, part…
May 12, 2023

#188 Pat Cash - Wimbledon Men´s Singles Champion 1987

In today´s episode we´re talking to 1987 Wimbledon Men´s Singles Champion Pat Cash. Pat is one of the legends of Australian tennis and was a huge fan favourite around the world in the 80´s and 90´s. Known for his black and w…
March 24, 2023

#187: Is Opelka Right - Should Doubles be Scrapped?

Today we´re talking doubles, after the debate over whether it should continue at the professional level reared its ugly head again. American tennis player Reilly Opelka this week suggested tennis should ‘get rid of doubles’ …
March 14, 2023

#186 Dave Miley on How We Can Improve Tennis For Everyone

You won´t find many people with more experience in tennis and passion for the sport than Ireland´s Dave Miley. Dave is a former pro tennis player, coach and author who worked at the ITF for 25 years. During that time he help…
Feb. 12, 2023

#185: Australian Open 2023 Review

The 2023 Australian Open saw Aryna Sabalenka winning her first Grand Slam, and Novak Djokovic equalling Rafael Nadal´s record of 22 Grand Slam titles. But it will be hard to look back on this year´s event without thinking of…
Jan. 24, 2023

#184: Tamara Zidansek - Balance

WTA player Tamara Zidansek jumped onto our screens during the 2021 French Open, when as an unseeded player she made it through to the semi-finals at Roland Garros. Since then, the Slovenian has reached a career high of 22 WT…
Jan. 15, 2023

#183: Australian Open 2023 Preview

We´re just a few hours away now from the first Grand Slam of the year! We´ve been studying the draws and have brought our panel back together for today´s episode to preview the 2023 Australian Open. Joining Control the Contr…
Jan. 10, 2023

#182: Henry Patten & Julian Cash - ATP Challenger Record Breakers

12 months ago, GB´s Henry Patten and Julian Cash were two of many pro players travelling the world on a shoe-string budget, dreaming of competing at the big events. With rankings outside of the worlds top 600, Grand Slams se…
Dec. 27, 2022

#181: Robbie Koenig - A Way With Words

If you watch a lot of tennis, then you´ll be familiar with the voice of today´s guest. You may have even caught one of his legendary one-liners! Robbie Koenig is a former tennis player from South Africa who is now one of the…
Nov. 29, 2022

#180: Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliovaara on their Journey to the ATP Finals

It´s been quite the year for Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara. The GB/Finnish pair began 2022 playing the Challenger circuit, and ended it at the ATP Finals in Turin as the 5th best men´s doubles team in the world. Since…
Nov. 8, 2022

#179: From Wembley to Wimbledon with Henry Winter

In today´s episode we´re talking tennis and football with journalist Henry Winter. Henry is currently the Chief Football Writer for the Times. He´s written several books during his career and makes regular appearances as a p…
Oct. 18, 2022

#178: Daria Saville on Injuries, ADHD and Tik Tok!

In today´s episode we speak to the tennis queen of tik tok, Daria Saville! Daria is currently recovering from surgery after tearing her ACL during a match against Naomi Osaka at the Pan Pacific Open last month. A former worl…
Oct. 7, 2022

#177: Eric Butorac - Cultivating a love of Tennis

Eric Butorac is the Director Professional of of tennis operations and player relations at the USTA. A former American top 20 doubles player, Eric won 18 ATP doubles titles during his career and reached the final of the Austr…
Sept. 30, 2022

#176: Ryan Peniston on his Breakthrough Year

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…
Sept. 23, 2022

#175: Roger Federer Retirement Special

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…
Sept. 14, 2022

#174: US Open 2022 - A New Grand Slam Champion & a Farewell

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…
Sept. 6, 2022

#173: Monty Panesar - The Spin Doctor

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…
Aug. 30, 2022

#172: US Open Preview 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…