Episodes
Aug. 15, 2020
Episode 49: Bruno Argudo & Juan Beaus - Spanish Tennis vs British Tennis
Bruno and Juan 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. Bruno is now a...
Aug. 12, 2020
Episode 48: Dan Cox - I’ll be back!
Dan spent many years in the top 5 in the UK and top 250 ATP after a successful junior career including making final of the prestigious Tarbes U14 event. Dan retired aged 26 back in 2016, but as the pandemic has had an effect ...
Aug. 8, 2020
Episode 47: Neil Harman - Close Quarters
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 M...
Aug. 5, 2020
Episode 46: Barry Fulcher - Progressive minded
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 solely...
Aug. 1, 2020
Episode 45: Michael Joyce - From top ATP player to top WTA Coach
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 Bab...
July 30, 2020
Episode 44: Mark Bullock - Tennis is for everyone!
Mark Bullock has dedicated his coaching career to making tennis inclusive to all. He spent many years at ITF working and developing wheelchair tennis globally including its presence at all 4 of the Grand Slams. Over the last ...
July 25, 2020
Mike Dickson - Tennis through a ‘media’ lens
Mike Dickson is the UK Daily Mail´s Tennis Correspondent. He has been a sports journalist for more than 35 years, predominantly covering tennis as his major sport during this time. He´s one of the most respected and admired j...
July 22, 2020
Episode 42: James McGee - The light side of Vegas!
James McGee is a former Irish Davis Cup Player and number one. Reached the top 150 ATP including qualifying at the 2014 US Open in dramatic circumstances, listen out for that. Shares his insights into the tour, Irish Tennis, ...
July 18, 2020
Episode 41: Mental Health Awareness Week - Anthony Ross
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 ...
July 17, 2020
Episode 40: Mental Health Awareness Week - 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. But then does he do either to the best of his ability? And what mental health difficulties doe...
July 16, 2020
Episode 39: Mental Health Awareness Week - Joe Dixon
Joe Dixon was a SotoTennis Academy Coach for 6 years and continues to work at an International Player level. Joe has experienced depression and anxiety throughout his life and this came to a head when he tried to take his lif...
July 15, 2020
Episode 38: Mental Health Awareness Week - Liam Broady
Liam Broady discusses the mental health battles he has experienced over the past few years and how he has worked through and built himself back up, just as you would do with physical health problems. A short, sharp and insigh...
July 14, 2020
Episode 37: Mental Health Awareness Week - Fran Lewis
Fran is a tough coach in Wales working with top International Juniors. She discusses the potential challenges for coaches working with young elite players around expectation of time, commitment and from parents which can lead...
July 13, 2020
Episode 36: Mental Health Awareness Week - Noah Rubin
Noah Rubin has been as high as 125 ATP and is a former Junior Wimbledon Champion. Noah has set up his own ‘Behind the Racket’ platform which is giving players a voice on their stories. We speak about current affairs around to...
July 12, 2020
Episode 35 - Mental Health Awareness Week Introduction
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 expla...
July 11, 2020
Episode 34: Paul Casey - Bleed Green
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. He talks about his support for former ITF P...
July 8, 2020
Episode 33: Donald Young - Young superstar to seasoned veteran!
Donald Young has been on our screens since he was World Junior Number 1 aged 15, to top 100 ATP AT 18. His story is full of ups and downs which he shares in detail, but one things hasn’t changed.. his love for the sport. A gr...
July 4, 2020
Episode 32: Martin Lee - Management of disappointment
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....
July 1, 2020
Episode 31: Barry Cowan - You’ll never walk alone!
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 he moved onto the other side of the camera as a Sky Sports and ...
June 27, 2020
Episode 30: Peter Bothwell - Realities of the Futures Tour
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 ...
June 24, 2020
Episode 29: James Trotman - Born to Coach!
James Trotman was a top 10 player in Europe from an early age, before winning multiple Junior Grand Slams. He was then struck down with a career ending illness. Not a one to dwell, he put his passion into his coaching and has...
June 20, 2020
Episode 28: Aisam Qureshi - Humanity first.. Tennis second!
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 used...
June 17, 2020
Episode 27: Judy Murray - Super Mum!
Judy Murray is a Scottish tennis coach and the Mum of global superstars Jamie and Andy Murray. A former player, she became Scottish National Coach in 1995. She was the GB Fed Cup Captain between 2011-2016, and in 2017 was awa...
June 15, 2020
Episode 26: Dan Evans - Skills pay the bills!
Dan Evans talks to Control the Controllables about his incredible journey which has taken him inside the top 100 ATP on 3 occasions. The British number 1 discusses how he overcame injuries and a drug ban, and what has made hi...