Looking for ways to keep his full-time players energised during the Covid 19 outbreak in 2020, Dan Kiernan, Director of SotoTennis Academy in Spain, started hosting Instagram Lives and Zoom interviews with pro players.
The Academy players and parents were receiving such amazing insights from the Pros, Dan decided to create the Control the Controllables podcast to bring these chats to a wider audience.
His goal: to entertain, educate and energise the tennis community through the difficult periods of lockdowns and quarantines.
It has since grown into a global platform, reaching tennis fans in more than 150 countries. The show was named "Best Tennis Podcast" at the Sports Podcast Awards in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and is fast approaching half a million downloads.
Our guests have included Grand Slam Champions like Sir Andy Murray, Iga Swiatek, Pat Cash & Gaby Dabrowski, as well as top 10 players Holger Rune & Daria Kasatkina. We´ve spoken to top coaches like Nick Bolletieri, Louis Cayer & Matt Little, parents, commentators and others involved in High Performance Tennis and elite sports.
From World number 1´s to those at grass roots level , from sports journalists to backroom staff, our aim is to truly to get under the bonnet of the sport that we love at all levels.
