Coaches Episodes

July 26, 2022

#170: Neville Godwin - It´s about the Player not the Coach

In today´s episode we speak to ATP Coach and former pro player Neville Godwin. Neville reached a career high of 90 in the world in singles and 57 in doubles during his career, and won the US Open Boys Doubles as a junior in …
June 4, 2022

#164: Cameron Norrie & Facu Lugones - Becoming a Top 10 ATP Player

We first spoke to Cameron Norrie on the Control the Controllables podcast back in August 2020. He was at the US Open and sat at 76 in the ATP rankings. Since then, Cameron has won 4 ATP titles including the Masters 1000 in I…
May 3, 2022

#160: Jofre Porta - Effort is not a Sacrifice

Jofre Porta is one of a handful of tennis coaches who can say they´ve worked with two world number 1 players from a young age. The Spanish coach helped guide Carlos Moya from juniors to top of the ATP rankings, and also work…
April 5, 2022

#158: Dr Mark Kovacs - The Serve Doctor

In today´s episode we´re unpacking the biomechanics of the serve with Dr Mark Kovacs. Known as the number one serve doctor in the world, Dr Mark Kovacs has held a number of roles in elite sport including performance p hysiol…
March 15, 2022

#155: Alistair Higham - Match Flow Momentum

“It feels like he´s got the momentum right now¨ “There´s been a big shift in momentum in this set¨ “Everything seems to be going against her¨ We hear phrases like these a lot when we watch tennis, and we can feel them when w…
Feb. 22, 2022

#152: Piotr Sierzputowski – The Modern Day Coach

In today´s episode we speak to Piotr Sierzputowski, the former coach of top 5 WTA player Iga Swiatek. Piotr was Iga´s coach from age 15 to 20, guiding her from top junior to a career high of 4 in the WTA rankings. Iga became…
Feb. 15, 2022

#151: Dan Smethurst - ATP Player to WTA Coach

Dan Smethurst is a British tennis coach and former player who most recently worked with top WTA player Johanna Konta. A talented youngster, Dan was world junior number 29 before playing on the ITF and ATP Challenger Tour, re…
Jan. 25, 2022

#148: Stanford Evans Boster - One voice, two weapons!

Stanford Evans Boster is a South African who has made USA his home, and American Tennis is lucky to have him. He is the current coach to Junior World Number 4, Victor Lilov who made the final of the Boys Singles at Junior Wi…
Nov. 30, 2021

Episode 143: Keith Reynolds - Are we selling the game of tennis the right way?

Keith Reynolds is a British tennis coach who has experienced the sport at all levels. He is the co-owner and founder of The Watchorn Tennis Club in Derbyshire which has produced 29 National Champions. He´s also coached many …
Nov. 9, 2021

Episode 141: Lucie Ahl - No Challenge Too Big

Lucie Ahl is a former British number 1 and WTA 161 singles player. She competed numerous times at Grand Slams and has a 100% record at the Fed Cup representing Great Britain. Life after playing tennis professionally has take…
Oct. 26, 2021

Episode 139: Jimmy Arias - The forehand that changed tennis

Jimmy Arias is a former world number 5. At the age of 15, he became the youngest person to achieve a world ranking, and went onto win 5 ATP singles titles and the 1981 French Open Mixed Doubles. During his career he has had …
Oct. 19, 2021

Episode 138: Fernando Segal - Tennis is for Life

Fernando Segal is a world-leading coach, tennis development expert and an influential figure in the tennis world. From Argentina, Fernando has more than 40 years experience in coaching. During that time he´s written 11 books…
Oct. 12, 2021

Episode 137: Ben Haran - Find Your Mentor

Ben Haran is one of the leading tennis coaches in Great Britain. He is the Head Coach at Reeds Tennis Academy in Surrey, where for the past 17 years he´s guided dozens of young players to national and international level. A …
Oct. 5, 2021

Episode 136: Matt Little - Andy Murray´s S&C Coach

Matt Little is one of the world´s most renowned S&C Coaches. He´s worked with Andy Murray for the past 14 years, through the highs and lows of 3 Grand Slam titles, 2 Olympic gold medals, a Davis Cup win and career-threatenin…
Sept. 28, 2021

Episode 135: Ryan Jones - What it Takes

Ryan Jones is a British Coach who has been working on the ATP/ITF tour for the past 10 years. Ryan has taken Borna Coric and Kyle Edmund into the ATP top 100 and is well on the way to the same result with young British hope …