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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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 …
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, …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…