Episode 114: Iga Swiatek - Teenage Grand Slam Champion
April 27, 2021
Iga Swiatek is the 2020 French Open Champion and a top 5 WTA player. At just 19 years of age, she became the lowest-ranked woman to reach the final at Roland Garros since rankings began. She also became the first Polish tenn…
Episode 113: Lewis Burton - "The Model" Tennis Player
April 20, 2021
Tennis fans will know Lewis Burton as a former British tennis player who reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2010. Non-tennis fans will know Lewis as the boyfriend of TV presenter Caroline Flack when she tragi…
Episode 112: Dan Evans & Neal Skupski - Fire & Ice
April 19, 2021
Dan Evans & Neal Skupski speak to Control the Controllables fresh from their amazing run at the Miami & Monte Carlo ATP 1000 events. Dan made his way to his first ever ATP 1000 semi-final including a stunning victory over wo…
Episode 111: Jonny O´Mara & Toby Smith - Double Trouble
April 13, 2021
In this week´s episode we speak to GB´s Jonny O´Mara and his coach Toby Smith. Jonny O´Mara is a doubles specialist from Scotland who has reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of 44. He´s been working with fellow Scot To…
Episode 110: Tom Gullikson - Captain Gully
April 6, 2021
If you´re a fan of McEnroe, Borg, Sampras, Agassi or Courier, this is a must-listen episode! Tom Gullikson reached as high as 34 in the world in singles and 4 in doubles. He is a 2-time Grand Slam finalist, winning the Mixed…
Episode 109: David Mullins - US College Tennis from all angles
March 30, 2021
David Mullins is the current Managing Director of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). He spent 12 years as Head Coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously played for Fresno State in California for 4 years, …
Episode 108: Holger Rune - No Doubt
March 23, 2021
Holger Rune has been the World Junior Number 1 for the last 3 years and at age 17 he is already starting to make his move on the ATP Tour. Just last week he reached the Quarter Finals in Santiago, Chile beating World Number …
Episode 107: Dom Inglot - Dom the Bomb
March 21, 2021
Britain´s Dom Inglot has been as high as 18 ATP Doubles, is a Davis Cup Winner, and a Grand Slam Semi-Finalist, but he is much more. He is a smart, articulate man who discusses many topics with Dan including self awareness, …
Episode 106: Craig Veal - Step by step
March 16, 2021
Craig Veal is the current coach to WTA Doubles 15 in the world Alexa Guarachi. Alexa just last week won the WTA 1000 in Dubai with her partner Darija Jurak. Craig is 30 and has already worked at all levels of the sport. He t…
Episode 105: Marcus Willis - From Zero to Hero!
March 9, 2021
In 2016, British tennis player Marcus Willis rose to fame with one of the most memorable runs to the 2nd round of Wimbledon in the tournament´s history. In just a few weeks the the 25-year-old went from giving up tennis and …
Episode 104: John Cavill - Remote School
March 7, 2021
John Cavill is an inspiration to us all, as he creates opportunities for coaches and clubs across the UK through bringing remote ‘tennis’ classes to thousands and thousands of school kids in the UK. This is where it all star…
Episode 103: Borna Coric - Ownership
March 2, 2021
Borna Coric is coming to the peak of his career on the ATP Tour with a current ranking of 24 in the world and a career high of 12. He gives us insights that we rarely get into a player ‘in’ their career. Insights into his de…
Episode 102: Louis Cayer - The Guru
Feb. 28, 2021
Louis Cayer has coached multiple Top 100 singles players, but has made his global name through coaching multiple Grand Slam Doubles Champions and World Number 1’s including changing the landscape of British Doubles over the …
Episode 101: Australian Open 2021 Review
Feb. 24, 2021
In today´s episode we review the 2021 Australian Open with our amazing panellists:- Former top 20 player and Belgian number 1 Xavier Malisse GB Billy Jean King Cup Captain Anne Keothavong GB player Naomi Broady Former Britis…
Episode 100: Nick Bollettieri - The Godfather
Feb. 23, 2021
The Godfather of tennis comes to help us celebrate our 100th episode of the podcast. The coach to many, namely, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Marcelo Rios, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, Maria Sharapova, Becker..The list goes on. T…
Episode 99: Eleanor Preston - Tiara’s to Tennis
Feb. 16, 2021
Eleanor Preston is the Director of The Emilia Group which is a PR and Media company in sport, but mainly in tennis. She has years of experience which includes Journalism, Broadcasting, Agent to the late former British number…
Episode 98: Tom Hill - Return on Investment
Feb. 9, 2021
Tom Hill, aged 25 and from the UK is the coach to WTA 22nd in the world Maria Sakarri. How you may ask? We unlock this and so much more with stories from his hitting partner days, his IMG Academy days, his time coaching Dani…
Episode 97: Australian Open 2021 Preview
Feb. 5, 2021
As we near the start of the first Grand Slam of 2021, we´ve brought together a panel of former and current pros to preview the Australian Open. Listen to Dan discuss all the latest from Melbourne with todays guests:- GB´s Bi…
Episode 96: David Walsh - Pursuit of the truth
Feb. 2, 2021
David Walsh is the Chief Sports Writer at the Sunday Times. He is famously known for his successful pursuit of justice with cyclist Lance Armstrong and his doping charges. David continued to track the truth down despite Arms…
Episode 95: Mark Petchey - The man who views tennis through many lenses
Jan. 26, 2021
Mark Petchey is a former top 100 ATP player and former British Number 1. He went on the be the Head of Men’s Tennis at the LTA before coaching Andy Murray as he transitioned from 350 to top 50 ATP. Mark´s last 15 years have …
Episode 94: Skupski Brothers - Together again!
Jan. 22, 2021
The Skupski brothers are back playing together on the ATP Tour 2021 after a couple of years apart. Neal Skupski has spent the last few years with fellow Brit Jamie Murray, while Ken Skupski has paired up many times with Sant…
Episode 93: Dasha Kasatkina - Tik Tok..It won’t be long till she is back at the top!
Jan. 20, 2021
Dasha Kasatkina has been talked about as one of the biggest up and coming stars on the WTA Tour. A final in Indian Wells and back to back Quarter Finals at the French Open and Wimbledon moved her into the top 10 aged 21. The…
Episode 92: Justin Gimelstob - My Way
Jan. 19, 2021
Welcome to our first episode of 2021! Justin Gimelstob is a polarising figure in the world of tennis. His career has included winning Grand Slams, coaching John Isner into the Worlds Top 10m, commentating, Media Companies, a…
Episode 91: 2020 Review
Dec. 31, 2020
This podcast is a review of Control the Controllables in 2020. CTC Host Dan Kiernan is joined by Vicki to discuss their favourites episodes from the year, their learnings and what you can expect for 2021 from the podcast. Ca…