Episode 51: Dan Evans & Mark Hilton - US Open Bubble 2020
Aug. 20, 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…
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 49: Bruno Argudo & Juan Beaus - Spanish Tennis vs British Tennis
Aug. 15, 2020
Bruno Argudo and Juan Beaus both have extensive experience of being brought up through the ‘Spanish System’ as players and coaches. Yet both have had experience in the British Tennis world as players at Stirling University. …
Episode 48: Dan Cox - I’ll be back!
Aug. 12, 2020
Dan Cox spent many years in the top 5 in the UK and top 250 ATP after a successful junior career, including making the final of the prestigious Tarbes U14 event. Dan retired in 2016 aged 26, but as the pandemic has had an ef…
Episode 47: Neil Harman - Close Quarters
Aug. 8, 2020
Neil Harman worked tirelessly for many years for many of the top UK Newspapers in football, and then mainly as a tennis correspondent. An award-winning journalist and author, Neil connected with the top players such as Andy …
Episode 46: Barry Fulcher - Progressive minded
Aug. 5, 2020
Barry Fulcher was an excellent tennis player who has turned his passion to not only coaching, but also to creating a competitive structure in the UK that allows players to compete, learn and earn. This passion has been solel…
Episode 45: Michael Joyce - From top ATP player to top WTA Coach
Aug. 1, 2020
Michael Joyce had a very successful playing career with a career high of 64 ATP. Michael has gone on to coach some of the biggest stars in the women’s game including Victoria Azarenka, Genie Bouchard, Johanna Konta, Timea Ba…
Episode 44: Mark Bullock - Tennis is for everyone!
July 30, 2020
Mark Bullock has dedicated his coaching career to making tennis inclusive to all. He spent many years at the ITF working and developing wheelchair tennis globally including its presence at all 4 of the Grand Slams. Over the …
Episode 43: Mike Dickson - Tennis through a ‘media’ lense
July 25, 2020
Mike Dickson has been a sports journalist for 35 years, including 30 years at the Daily Mail. He has predominantly covered tennis as his major sport during this time and has been very close to British Tennis, reporting on al…
Episode 42: James McGee - The light side of Vegas!
July 22, 2020
James McGee is a former Irish Davis Cup Player and number one. He reached the top 150 ATP including qualifying at the 2014 US Open in dramatic circumstances, listen out for that. James shares his insights into the tour, Iris…
Episode 41: Mental Health Awareness Week - Anthony Ross
July 18, 2020
Anthony Ross is a world leading Sports Psychologist whose background is in Clinical Psychology. Anthony takes a look at our stories from the week and offers advice, reframes the way that we look at mental health ‘issues’ and…
Episode 40: Mental Health Awareness Week - Matt Hingley
July 17, 2020
In todays episode of our Mental Health Awareness week we speak to Matt Hingley. Matt has competed on and off on the ITF futures tour for the last 7-8 years whilst juggling a tennis coaching career to fund this. Does he do ei…
Episode 39: Mental Health Awareness Week - Joe Dixon
July 16, 2020
In today´s episode of our Mental Health Awareness Week we speak to tennis coach Joe Dixon. Joe was a coach at SotoTennis Academy for 6 years and continues to work at an International Player level in the UK. He has experience…
Episode 38: Mental Health Awareness Week - Liam Broady
July 15, 2020
In todays episode of our Mental Health Awareness Week, we speak to GB tennis player Liam Broady. Liam discusses the mental health battles he has experienced over the past few years and how he has worked through and built him…
Episode 37: Mental Health Awareness Week - Fran Lewis
July 14, 2020
In today´s episide of our Mental Health Awareness week we speak to British coach Fran Lewis. Fran is a top coach in Wales working with International Juniors. She discusses the potential challenges for coaches working with yo…
Episode 36: Mental Health Awareness Week - Noah Rubin
July 13, 2020
In the third episode of our Mental Health Awareness week, we speak to American tennis player Noah Rubin. Noah has been as high as 125 ATP and is a former Junior Wimbledon Champion. He is also a former USTA junior national ch…
Episode 35 - Mental Health Awareness Week Introduction
July 12, 2020
Dan introduces the fantastic guests that we have throughout the week with 1 podcast being released each day to help bring awareness to a subject that isn’t talked about enough, yet is in all of our daily lives. Dan also expl…
Episode 34: Paul Casey - Bleed Green
July 11, 2020
Former Irish National Coach Paul Casey talks from the heart about his ideas on how Irish Tennis can and should develop, from his experiences as a player and as a coach for 40+ years. Paul talks to Control the Controllables a…
Episode 33: Donald Young - Young superstar to seasoned veteran!
July 8, 2020
Donald Young has been on our screens since 2005 when he was World Junior Number 1 aged 15. The American broke into the top 100 ATP at 18-years-old and has a career high of 38. Donald won 3 Grand Slams as a junior and reached…
Episode 32: Martin Lee - Management of disappointment
July 4, 2020
Martin Lee is one of a very select few British Male Players to reach the ‘Holy Grail’ of Top 100 ATP. Was it an easy journey there? Find out more....
Episode 31: Barry Cowan - You’ll never walk alone!
July 1, 2020
Former GB Davis Cup Player Barry Cowan discusses his tennis journey which took him from Liverpool to taking Pete Sampras to 5 tough sets at Wimbledon. Since then Barry has moved onto the other side of the camera as a Sky Spo…
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 29: James Trotman - Born to Coach!
June 24, 2020
James Trotman was a top 10 player in Europe from an early age who went onto win multiple Junior Grand Slams. He was then struck down with a career-ending illness. Not one to dwell, he put his passion into his coaching and ha…
Episode 28: Aisam Qureshi - Humanity first.. Tennis second!
June 20, 2020
Aisam Qureshi is a tennis player from Pakistan who has made the top 10 ATP Doubles and two Grand Slam finals. He is Pakistan´s most successful singles and doubles player and at age 41, he is still going strong. Aisam has use…