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On DOAPTC this time is former world number 15, Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer, The Swede, a contemporary of Billie-Jean King and Chrissie Evert, was one of the first mothers on Tour. In this chat with Candy Reid, Ingrid recounts how she was once paid in Cress Sandwiches; Breastfeeding just before matches, playing BJK on Centre Court at Wimbledon (and handling the nerves thanks to some great advice) and then later, her role at the ITF, and the decisions she made then, which are more relevant than ever, now! It's a fascinating listen of how much the game has changed and how fortunate the players on the WTA Tour are now. Ingrid is a trailblazer and an excellent story-teller.

For young players needing a combined nutrition and match strategy booklet in order to develop good habits around tournaments, look no further than this excellent book by former pro Julie Sinkins.

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On this edition of DOAPTC is the mother of Nicolas Jarry, Cecilia Fillol is part of an impressive sporting family, which features in every strand of the Chilean Open - in fact, everyone from the tournament director to the ball kids are members of the same family, making the ATP 250 event one of the most unique stops on tour.

Cecilia tells us the sporting rules of the family and why Nico chose to represent Chile instead of the United States - which he represented as a boy.

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On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy discuss Magda Linette's Middle East Swing, Elena Rybakina's coaching situation and Jannik SInner's 3-month ban. What's really going on? We go through the details.

Also, there's info on Mark's First Strike Tennis Coaching Conference coming up on March 15/16.

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p.s If you'd like to partner with DOAPTC, drop us a message - we'd love to hear from you!

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A BONUS DOAPTC Episode as Mark Gellard gives the podcast insights into the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open where his player Magda Linette is about to play.

Team Linette has added former world number 2 Agnieszka Radwańska to the coaching staff - find out how that happened and also Mark's thoughts on the Elena Rybakina coaching situation.

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David Macpherson has coached John Isner and the best doubles team of all time, the Bryan Brothers. Now David is on the bag of Australian Li Tu, who has returned to tennis after a break.

Fresh from commentating on the Australian Open with Candy Reid - he and Candy discuss arguably the best match of the first Major of 2025 between Alcaraz and Djokovic. David also tells a great story about the Bryan Brothers, featuring a fight in the car, a broken guitar and 20 minutes later, a board game!

It's a fabulous 40 mins of story telling and great advice so please enjoy!

Listen on Spotify or Apple and watch the interview on YouTube!

Also, DOAPTC now has over 100k downloads and is looking for partners. If you're interested, please get in touch with either Mark or Candy via social media.

With thanks!

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Torben Beltz has had a highly successful career as a top coach on the WTA Tour. He helped fellow German Angie Kerber to three Major Titles and an Olympic Silver Medal. Kerber's victories included one over Serena Williams. Beltz explains how Angie got the win over the WTA great.

More recently. Beltz has worked with Donna Vekic and Emma Raducanu and guided Eva Lys to the 4th round of the Australian Open 2025 as a Lucky Loser.

Lys found out 5 minutes before her match with Kim Birrel that she was in! Lys won that match and two more before being taken out by an in-form Iga Swiatek. Beltz tells the story - and it's a great one - so please enjoy this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach!

Also on YouTube! Thanks for listening and watching - we've now got over 95k downloads!

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