Episodes
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...
June 13, 2020
Episode 25: John Millman - The journey man.. or is he?
John Millman has been ranked as high as 33 in the world. He has beaten Roger Federer to progress to 2018 US Open Quarter-final. We delve into his tennis journey and into his strong intelligent opinions on the direction of the...
June 10, 2020
Episode 24: Sarah Borwell - The US College Guru!
Sarah Borwell went from a nervous young girl who didn’t want to compete to the top 200 WTA singles and 65 in the world in doubles. Listen to why, how and what she is now doing helping 100´s of young players realise their pote...
June 6, 2020
Episode 23: Craig O’Shannessy - Money ball of tennis!
Craig O´Shannessy is recognised as a world leader in data analysis and is changing the landscape of how coaches view data within tennis. He spent 3 years working with Novak Djokovic and is the strategy analyst for the ATP Tou...
June 4, 2020
Episode 22: Dan Kiernan: Control the Controllables
Dan moves to the other side of the microphone, as he chats with Graeme Foreman. Dan discusses the influence of his north east upbringing and how this led to his Control the Controllables philosophy out at SotoTennis Academy i...
June 3, 2020
Episode 21: Ian Barclay - Not in the net!
‘Barkers’ as Ian is known in the tennis world talks us through how he got into tennis, to the amazing journey of taking Pat Cash from aged 11 to Wimbledon Champion. Ian discusses his time in the UK in depth, as he created a w...
May 30, 2020
Episode 20: Paul Jubb - NCAA Champ
Paul Jubb was dealt an extremely difficult start to life, as he lost both parents at an early age. This wasn’t going to stop him achieve what he wants in a sport that he loves. In 2019, Paul won the division 1 NCAA Tennis Cha...
May 27, 2020
Episode 19: Conor Niland - The luck of the Irish
Ireland’s Davis Cup Captain and ATP 129 at his best, Conor talks through his journey from Edgbaston to Limerick to Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York playing against Novak Djokovic. We also dig into the details around Irish Tennis...
May 24, 2020
Episode 18: Calvin Betton: Train with purpose
Calvin Betton has been a tennis coach for 20 years working at all levels. He has developed a passion for purposeful practice and skill acquisition and we attack both subjects with live examples from his career.
May 24, 2020
Episode 17: Euan McGinn- GB University Tennis
Euan has been head coach at Stirling University after years at US College as a player and also on the lower levels of the Pro Tour. His passion has helped bring GB Universities to the conversation of player development and we...
May 20, 2020
Episode 16: Emily Webley-Smith - The Comeback Queen.
Emily Webley-Smith has been competing on the ITF/WTA tour for the past 18 years. She has reached a career high of 240 in singles and 113 in doubles. Emily has overcome 7 major injuries during her career, but she continues to ...
May 19, 2020
Episode 15: Will Herbert - Tour Physio
Will Herbert is currently Kyle Edmund’s physio and has previously worked with Alexander and Misha Zverev, Ana Ivanovic to name a few. He was a top UK Junior player funded through the LTA system, and has used his tennis playin...
May 14, 2020
Episode 14: John Hicks- A British Coaching Legend
87 year old coach John Hicks talks about his tennis story. From the early days, to his favour Wrexham squad, the British players such as Tim Henman and Andy Murray who he helped shape, to what has kept his mind and body in su...
May 10, 2020
Episode 13: Jamie Murray - From Dunblane to the top of the world!
In this episode you will hear how Jamie & Andy grew up as one, the reason behind Jamie taking to doubles so early in his career, how he chooses his doubles partner carefully and the impact of his Mum, Judy on himself and Andy...
May 8, 2020
Episode 12: Lee Childs- Life is one big competition.
Head Coach of the prestigious Queens Club in England Lee Childs discusses his tennis journey. From U18 European Champion to playing Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon. To the big question, why didn’t he become a top 100 ATP despite bein...
May 6, 2020
Episode 11: Ali Collins- You cannot be (too) serious!
WTA player Ali Collins talks candidly about how tennis is taken too seriously at a young age and the effects it can have on a players mental health, if we are not careful. We discuss the transition from being a top junior pla...
April 30, 2020
Episode 10: Gordon Reid- Turning challenging times into opportunity
Multiple Grand Slam Champion, Paralympic Gold Medalist and the first ever Wimbledon Wheelchair Champion in 2016, Gordon Reid. Gordon tells his story from the beginning to being the champion he is today. Gordon Reid on Twitter...
April 29, 2020
Episode 9: Mark Hilton- Life of an ATP Coach
From talented British junior, to a successful playing career before moving onto the ATP Tour as a coach, Mark Hilton has an amazing story. As well as helping GB´s Liam Broady reach World Junior number 2 in 2012, Mark has also...
April 19, 2020
Episode 8: Dr Anthony Ross - Emotional Fitness
We get a chance to get inside the mind of one of the worlds best sports psychologists. Dr Anthony Ross, Director of Mentally Tough Tennis and a former top 150 ATP player shares his own personal and professional journey with u...
April 16, 2020
Episode 7: Eden Silva & Evan Hoyt - From Heathrow to Wimbledon Quarter Finals
Eden Silva and Evan Hoyt discuss their unexpected run to being the longest standing British tennis players at Wimbledon in 2019. After being given a wildcard into the Mixed Doubles, they reached the quarter-finals going furth...
April 11, 2020
Episode 6: Liam Broady and Josh Ward-Hibbert. ‘Care Free Juniors to Real Life adulthood’
Liam and Josh were the 2012 Australian Opens Boys Doubles Champions and had successful junior careers. How have they transitioned into the pro game of tennis.. or is it basketball?