In this episode, I talk to Nathan Martin from Tennisfitness.com. He has worked with pro players like Martina Navratilova and Lleyton Hewitt to name a few and today runs a tennis fitness academy online (and in-person). During the pandemic, they created the Total Tennis Home Workout which became a great success, you can find out more about this program here.

We talk about how recreational and competition level players can improve their fitness with some easy tips, what made Lleyton Hewitt excel on the court and how you should warm up properly to avoid injuries and improve your output on the court.

Find out more about Nathan's and his wife Giselle's programs here and at their website tennisfitness.com (use the code TENNISNERD for 10% off)

This podcast is an interview with my friend Edwin Weindörfer, CEO of Emotion Group. Emotion is responsible for tournaments like Mercedes Cup, Vienna Open, Mallorca Open, and several pro players on the WTA and ATP Tours. Several of the tournaments he is responsible for were canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but he is now planning an exhibition tournament called Bett1 Aces in July.

Emotion Group: https://www.emotiongroup.com/

About Bett1 Aces: https://tennisnerd.net/news/thiem-and-kyrgios-ready-for-bett1-aces-in-july/22069

Paul Skipp has been stringing for 32 years. He is the head stringer at Wimbledon, a certified master level stringer, and has strung for pretty much any pro you can think of: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and so on. We talk about string trends, pro specifications, how it is to run a stringing service during a Grand Slam...and more.

Paul's website: https://www.racquet-avenue.co.uk/ Wimbledon partner: http://www.apolloleisure.co.uk/ If you are interested in ERSA stringing courses: http://www.ersa-stringers.co.uk/

Antoine Hillereau has been with HEAD since 2013 and worked on campaigns, product releases and with some of their top players. He shares some insight into how he got into the industry and how it is to work for one of the biggest tennis brands in the world.

Nikki Roenn is a true racquet maestro. He strings, paints and customizes racquets for both club and pro-level players. He is an ex-pro himself who has practiced with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Now he runs the company Unstrung Customs with Darren Powell and Francisco Ruiz. More info at www.unstrungcustoms.com

Here I interview stringing legend Richard Parnell, who has strung for pretty much most of the top pros on the WTA and ATP tours. You can watch a video version of this interview together with some stringing footage on: youtube.com/tennisnerd

Dennis Fabian is responsible for strings and racquet accessories for HEAD. He has worked in the industry for a long time and has a lot of experience as a stringer and player relations manager. He is one of the guys behind the new string HEAD Lynx Tour, the HEAD 3-in-1 machine and HEAD's stringing machine.