Control the Controllables

Felix Mischker (Tennis Brothers): Can you Fund a Pro Tennis Career Through YouTube?


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We all know how financially demanding it is for players to get started in professional tennis.

In today´s episode, we speak to British tennis player and Youtuber Felix Mischker who´s found a different way to fund his pro career.

Felix was a junior when his Dad started a YouTube channel about him and his brother Lucian´s tennis. He now documents his life on tour to more than 230,000 subscribers!

The content he produces for his channel Tennis Brothers, not only helps support his career, but is inspiring the younger generation of players, and giving him some pretty awesome experiences.

Episode Highlights:-

  • Felix tells us about the birth of Tennis Brothers
  • How he balances content creation and his training/travel.
  • His non-negotiables for aspiring tennis players
  • Felix discusses the future of tennis and content creation
  • How he deals with the pressure of public expectations
  • What it´s like to play and film with top pro players like Tsitipas, Rune, Thiem and more!

Check out Felix´s YouTube channel Tennis Brothers and subscribe to Control the Controllables while you´re there!

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