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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Andrea Vavassori: Why winning the US Open Mixed Doubles Title was so Important for Doubles
Sept. 2, 2025

Andrea Vavassori: Why winning the US Open Mixed Doubles Title was so Important for Doubles

A fortnight on from the much anticipated new mixed doubles format at the US Open, Dan chats to Andrea Vavassori on his win with fellow Italian, Sara Errani As the only specialist doubles team invited to enter, they saw off so...
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US Open 2025 LIVE Preview
Aug. 24, 2025

US Open 2025 LIVE Preview

With the US Open getting underway today, we´re bringing you the Live YouTube episode of our US Open 2025 Preview Dan was joined by CTC favourite and Denmark´s Davis Cup Captain Freddie Nielsen to look at what we can expect fr...
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CTC Shorts: Why has the US Open Mixed Doubles evoked such strong emotions?
Aug. 21, 2025

CTC Shorts: Why has the US Open Mixed Doubles evoked such strong emotions?

The US Open Mixed Doubles has been the talk of tennis the past few days. The new format has been debated for months, and now it´s over, opinion is still divided! Host Dan Kiernan jumps on to today´s CTC Short to recap the eve...
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August Holmgren: Wimbledon Sensation and Challenger Champion
Aug. 13, 2025

August Holmgren: Wimbledon Sensation and Challenger Champion

In today's episode, we have the Danish star August Holmgren. Straight after his incredible run at Wimbledon, reaching the 3rd round with 2 matches that lasted 5 sets across qualifying and main draw, before playing Alex De Min...
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Tristan Boyer: Fighting for the ATP Top 100
Aug. 3, 2025

Tristan Boyer: Fighting for the ATP Top 100

In today´s episode we speak to American pro tennis player Tristan Boyer. Tristan has a career high ranking of 109 in the world, and played college tennis at Stanford University. He shares his experiences of moving up the rank...
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Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash - Wimbledon Champions 2025
July 19, 2025

Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash - Wimbledon Champions 2025

In today´s episode Dan speaks to 2025 Wimbledon Champions Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash. Glasspool and Cash made history at SW19, becoming the first all-British pair to win the Mens Doubles title since 1936. A week on from ...
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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