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In this episode Steven and Alex sat down with the brilliant Dr. Ioonna Felix. Dr. Felix is a board certified sports and orthopedic physical therapist. She has experience as Site Manager at Hospital for Special Surgery (having led multiple clinical teams and rehabilitative/performance services) and has recently been brought on as Regional Director for the Eastern Section USTA. 

Dr. Felix delves into some of the most common tennis injuries both professional and amateur tennis players face throughout their tennis careers. Discussing common injuries like the tennis elbow, she provides insight into how tennis players can avoid such common injuries and what players should do in order to properly rehabilitate the injury once it's there. Dr. Felix also delves into how tennis has shifted from a physical performance and injury prevention perspective. She explains how top players like Novak Djokovic are able to maintain such high performance at an older age and remain relatively injury free. 

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In this very special episode Steven and Alex sit down with former University of Alabama men's tennis player, former Russian Junior Champion, and rising professional tennis player -- Alexey Nesterov. Alexey and Alex have been friends since early childhood, having met at the academy where they both started playing tennis. 

Alexey delves deep into the power of TAP, a new system and set of tools that he learned while training at the Weil Tennis Academy in California. He explains how TAP has changed his life on and off the court and explains how making habit of things like meditation, visualization, reading, and writing can impact your life as a high performance athlete. 

Alexey also delves into his experiences as a junior and college tennis player. He recalls the ups and downs of playing for University of Alabama and gives advice to college tennis players who feel they aren't maximizing their college athletics experiences.

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Happy New Year everyone!! In this episode, Steven and Alex sit down and discuss Alex's experience playing tennis with John  McEnroe. Alex and Steven also discuss the recent Roger Federer Wimbledon story and the passing of tennis legend, Nick Bollettieri. 

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In this episode, Steven and Alex sit down the the legendary college tennis coach, David Geatz. David has had a long and incredible career in the college tennis space. Starting his career in his early twenties, David has coached at the University of New Mexico, University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, Cornell University, and finally at the University of Pennsylvania. David has had numerous incredible accomplishments such as winning the Big 10 with Minnesota and, just recently, qualifying for the NCAA tournament with UPenn (the first time in program history). 

David is an incredible individual who cares about the growth and development of his players, both on and off the court. It was a great honor and a privilege to sit down with David and discuss his career and experiences with him. We hope you guys enjoy! 

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In this episode, Steven and Alex sit down with former junior #1 and University of Pennsylvania graduate, Dima Shatalin. Dima and Alex knew each other since a very young age and grew up training at the same academy. Dima excelled at the sport as soon as he picked up a racquet and quickly became on of the best junior tennis players in the world. At only 12 years old he signed a 3-year deal with Nike, receiving thousands of dollars and free gear. He has played and beaten some of the top players that we see today on tour (e.g. Tsitsipas).

Dima talks about his journey as a top junior tennis player and describes some of his experiences with pros who are now in the top 10. He tells us about his struggles with injuries and how that impacted his tennis career early on. Dima has a unique perspective on tennis because of his incredible experiences, so he sheds light on the mental aspect of the sport and what it takes to be a top player. 

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Just Slap Podcast is back! In this episode Steven and Alex sit down in person for the first time in almost a year and talk about all the changes Just Slap Tennis is making. They discuss investment they are making into the channel and what Just Slap Tennis viewers can expect in the near future!

Thank you so much to all of you that support the channel and are here with us on this journey. We love you more than you could possibly know. You guys mean the world to us. 

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Hope you guys enjoy this first live Just Slap Podcast episode. We hope to do more of these in the future. In this episode we are took a deep dive into Wimbledon 2022 and all major events that happened in the last three weeks. 

Topics discussed: 

1. Rybakina wins Wimbledon... Russian achievement? 

2. Kyrgios vs Tsitsipas drama 

3. Fritz lucky loser?

4. Kyrgios-Djokovic bromance 

5. Lleyton Hewitt Hall of Fame Induction 

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In this episode Steven sits down with current ATP pro and Behind the Racquet Founder and CEO, Noah Rubin. Noah first describes his introduction to tennis and how involved his family was in his tennis career. He describes the hardships of raising a tennis player and the difficult decisions players and parents have to make in order to obtain a high level on court. Noah talks about his career as a pro and details the financial hardships of being a pro on tour. He shares his ideas on how to create financial stability for tennis players and why that should be a priority for tennis organizations moving forward. Finally, Noah delves into mental health in tennis, the inception of Behind the Racquet, and the impact it has had on the pro tour. 

Timestamps: 

0:00 - intro

3:40 - being coached by a parent 

9:30 - creating financial stability for tennis players

12:30 - update on season and goals 

15:32 - Behind the Racquet 

27:10 - playing US Open as a New Yorker 

30:00 - Wake Forrest University 

34:00 - handling losses 

38:28 - most difficult matchup 

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In this episode Steven and Alex sit down with former ATP ranked 21 in the world, Taylor Dent. Taylor tells what it was like growing up in an extremely athletically gifted and successful family and how being the son of professional tennis players (Grand Slam champion and finalist) set the tone for his approach to tennis from a very young age. Taylor delves into his professional career and journey as a pro, explaining some of the developments he made in his game along the way. He reveals the toughest players he has faced on tour and how he adapted to the many ways the sport was involving throughout his career. Lastly, Taylor delves into his transition into coaching and gives us insight into what building his own academy and tennis club -- the Birch Racquet and Lawn Club -- was like. 

Timestamps:

0:00 - intro

02:05 - growing up in a tennis household

08:55 - record for fastest serve at Wimbledon

14:05 - toughest opponent on tour

15:40 - how is tennis evolving

18:30 - who is the next big name?

21:00 - deciding to open up an academy

28:45 - style of coaching

31:50 - is college tennis good for American tennis?

35:34 - playing at the Olympics

39:07 - rapid fire questions

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In this episode Steven and Alex sit down with former 119 ranked ATP pro, Glenn Weiner. Glenn recalls the beginning of his tennis career and how he got involved in the sport. He explains how after moving to California as a child he became very dominant as a Junior, which prompted him to make a big commitment and move full time to play at IMG academy at 16 years old.   

Glenn then recalls his journey as a pro player and what the transition into pro tennis was like for him. He explains some of the major differences he felt between singles and doubles and gives us insight into what he would've done differently looking back. Glenn also talks about his journey as a coach and his experiences coaching players like Kei Nishikori, Yoshihito Nishioka, and Michael Mmoh.

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