Control the Controllables

Hosted by the Director of SotoTennis Academy, Dan Kiernan, the Control the Controllables podcast aims to entertain, educate and energise the tennis community, and bring valuable insight from all lenses of the sport to our listeners.

In our weekly episodes, Dan picks the brains of current and former professional tennis players, coaches, parents, and others involved in this game that we love.

We were voted ´Best Tennis Podcast´ of 2021, 2022 and 2023 by the Sports Podcast Awards!

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French Open 2025 Review with Neal Skupski
June 10, 2025

French Open 2025 Review with Neal Skupski

What a French Open we were given this year, with what many are calling the greatest final of all time between Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner! In this episode, our Grand Slam panelists break down all the action from Roland Gar...
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Chris Lewit: Is Spanish tennis on the decline?
June 3, 2025

Chris Lewit: Is Spanish tennis on the decline?

Spain has dominated tennis for more than 2 decades, but is their reign finally coming to an end? The country has seen a drop in the number of top 100 players in both the mens and women´s game. In today´s episode we speak to U...
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French Open 2025 Preview
May 25, 2025

French Open 2025 Preview

As the 2025 French Open gets underway today, we´ve brought our Grand Slam panellists together to discuss everything we can expect from the next two weeks at Roland Garros. Can Alcaraz become the new King of Clay after Nadal´s...
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Ethan Quinn on the Challenges of Rising up the ATP Rankings
May 16, 2025

Ethan Quinn on the Challenges of Rising up the ATP Rankings

In today´s episode, we speak to Ethan Quinn, a young up-and-coming American player who´s edging closer to breaking into the top 100 in the world. The 21-year-old from California is a former number 1 US junior, and in 2023, wo...
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LTA President Sandi Proctor on Mini Tennis, Developing Young Leaders & the Role of Federations
May 9, 2025

LTA President Sandi Proctor on Mini Tennis, Developing Young Leaders & the Role of Federations

In today´s episode, Dan speaks to the President of the LTA, Sandi Procter. Sandi shares her journey from a PE coach to a leading figure in British tennis. She was instrumental in introducing the now world-wide mini tennis red...
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Jules Rojer - Multiple Grand Slam Champion
May 2, 2025

Jules Rojer - Multiple Grand Slam Champion

Jules Rojer is the definition of a warrior on the ATP Tour. A doubles specialist from the small Caribbean island of Curaco, Rojer´s tennis career has already spanned more than 20 years, winning 37 doubles titles and 4 Grand S...
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About the Host

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Daniel Kiernan

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Dan Kiernan is the owner and Director of SotoTennis Academy in Spain and a former British #1 Doubles Player. He captained the men´s tennis team at Louisiana State University before playing on the Professional Tour for 3 years, competing at Wimbledon in 2004 & 2005.

In 2010 Dan relocated from the UK to Spain to open SotoTennis Academy, which has become one of the most renowned tennis academies in Europe. When he´s not on court, he can be found interviewing big names in the tennis world for the Control the Controllables Podcast or running around after his 3 children!

Dan has more than 20 years of coaching experience through all levels of the game including:
-2019 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Quarter Finalist Evan Hoyt
-2012 Juniors Boys Australian Open Champions, Josh-Ward Hibbert and Liam Broady,
-Junior Grand Slams Players
-WTA/ATP Players including WTA tournament winners and a top 100 WTA Player