The ATP Tennis Radio Podcast

Coaches Alberto Castellani, Adam Blicher and Yoav Schab join moderator Fernando Segal to discuss all aspect of developing a tennis players mental game.

The live panel discussion took place at the second edition of the World Tennis Conference between March 23-27. The conference, which was supported by the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association and the Segal Institue, invited over sixty coaches to take part in four days of discussions about the sport and it's development.

As well as listening to the live panel discussions on this podcast channel, head to worldtennisconference.com where you can watch exclusive presentations from the likes of Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Brad Gilbert, Toni Nadal and many, many more.

Seb Lauzier presents the show from the Monte-Carlo Country Club on the eve of the first Masters 1000 event of the year on clay.

During the course of the podcast we hear from Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. There's also ATP Uncovered features on Steve Johnson and Holger Rune and in our latest Masterclass from the World Tennis Conference, Alberto Castellani, Dr Jim Loehr, Adam Blicher, Jacco Eltingh, Dr Jack Groppel and Dr Mark Kovacs speak about the subject of Mental Development.

In this panel discussion from the World Tennis Conference, coaches Carlos Goffi, Gregor Ficko and Robert Davis join moderator Fernando Segal to discuss the pathway from Juniors to pro.

The live panel discussion took place at the second edition of the World Tennis Conference between March 23-27. The conference, which was supported by the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association and the Segal Institue, invited over sixty coaches to take part in four days of discussions about the sport and it's development.

As well as listening to the live panel discussions on this podcast channel, head to worldtennisconference.com where you can watch exclusive presentations from the likes of Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Brad Gilbert, Toni Nadal and many, many more.

American doubles player Rajeev Ram speaks to Jill Craybas about what new World Number 1 doubles player Joe Salisbury brings to the table, their experiences winning the Australian Open and US Open and his medal winning performance at the Rio Olympics.

In this converstsion moderator and conference director Fernando Segal is joined by Ann Grossman, President of the Women's Tennis Coaching Association and professional coach on the WTA Tour, Martin Vilar. There's also a pre-recorded insert from Sarah Stone, Director of Tennis at Champion Academy Tennis and CEO and Founder of the Women's Tennis Coaching Association.

The live panel discussion took place at the second edition of the World Tennis Conference between March 23-27. The conference, which was supported by the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association and the Segal Institue, invited over sixty coaches to take part in four days of discussions about the sport and it's development.

As well as listening to the live panel discussions on this podcast channel, head to worldtennisconference.com where you can watch exclusive presentations from the likes of Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Brad Gilbert, Toni Nadal and many, many more.

Seb Lauzier presents another packed show at the conclusion of the Miami Open, including interviews and features with...

CARLOS ALCARAZ - ‘At the beginning of the season my goals were to break the top 15, so I’m reaching my goals so soon. I want to be able to end the year in the top 10, qualify for the ATP Finals as well and also win a Masters 1000 or win as much titles as I can. Good goals this season'

CASPER RUUD - ’The clay is coming soon and these conditions are tough, but when you stay here for a long time I think that you feel very fit, so having a good two or three weeks here. I can only see positives with it’.

LLOYD HARRIS - On coach Xavier Malisse ‘It’s incredible how laid back the X-man actually is and then you see how he used to be out on court. He was a fierce competitor and he’s definitely got me to get more emotions out on court in the positive manner'

FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO - ‘I think here (Tour) everyone plays great, the level is higher, the intensity, but the hunger that there is in Challenger and the will there is to win I think is more than here'

JOHN ISNER - On keeping himself fit - ’The treatment’s very important to me I’ve always liked to lift a lot of weights, but I mix my training up quite a bit. I do yoga, I do pilates, I do Soul Cycle, I really, really enjoy the working out aspect of my job, way more than the practice court'

JOE SALISBURY - On becomming World Number 1 - ‘It’s not something as I had a goal to reach the number one spot personally, for me it’s all about the team, doubles is a team sport and for me I feel a bit bad that I am number one and Rajeev is number two’.

RAJEEV RAM - On Joe Salisbury - ‘He’s an incredible athlete, he’s such a quick and explosive player and then he’s a big guy, he serves well and probably the most important thing, he’s a nice guy'

FEATURE ON MANAGING THE PLAYER AROUND MATCH TIME - Quotes taken mainly from the World Tennis Conference and featuring Rainer Schuettler, plus the views of Cam Norrie’s coach Facundo Lagones, recorded recently for the podcast.

Rainer Schüttler - ’The number one goal for every tennis player should be to try to be as physically fit as possible. For me it was the key to know that I’d prepared really well’

Facundo Lagones - On Cam Norrie - ‘During the pandemic he was running 10-20k a day and he got real fit, real skinny and it was good for him, so that’s why in three sets he’s pretty tough to beat, he’s probably never going to lose a match because of physicality’.

Frédéric Fontang - ‘We have the chance with Felix (Auger-Aliassime) to work with Toni Nadal for one year now as a consultant and you can feel in the Nadal family that humility is everywhere'

Andrés Gómez - ‘You go on a lose another, lose another, but you need to start seeing the feel that you are going to start feeling on your shots and the improvements you’re going to have and then one day everything falls in place and you make your move'

In this conversation moderator and conference director Fernando Segal is joined by coaches Oscar Wegner, Juan Manuel Esparcia and Guido Fratzke to talk tactics.

The live panel discussion took place at the second edition of the World Tennis Conference between March 23-27. The conference, which was supported by the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association and the Segal Institue, invited over sixty coaches to take part in four days of discussions about the sport and it's development.

As well as listening to the live panel discussions on this podcast channel, head to worldtennisconference.com where you can watch exclusive presentations from the likes of Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Brad Gilbert, Toni Nadal and many, many more.

Candy Reid caught up with Vice President, IMG Tennis, Marijn Bal to discuss how he got into the industry, the art of finding promising players, managing relationships, his overall philosophy about the business of tennis and a few tips about who to look out for in the coming 18 months.

The following is a live panel discussion that took place at the second edition of the World Tennis Conference between March 23-27.

The conference, which was supported by the Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association and the Segal Institue, invited over sixty coaches to take part in four days of discussions about the sport and it's development.

As well as listening to the live panel discussions on this podcast channel, head to worldtennisconference.com where you can watch exclusive presentations from the likes of Boris Becker, Ivan Ljubicic, Brad Gilbert, Toni Nadal and many, many more.

In this converstsion moderator and conference director Fernando Segal is joined by Claudio Pistolesi and Nicolás Pereira, whilst Liam Smith joins the conversation courtesy of a pre-recoeded chat. Though most of the discussion centered around the tours work, Claudio and Nicolás started by introducing themselves.

This week's programme is presented by Seb Lauzier and the details are...

HUBERT HURKACZ FEATURE FROM ATP UNCOVERED - The Pole looks back on his journey to the 2021 Miami Open title - ‘Just a huge moment for me and I also I hope I inspired some people in Poland to play some tennis and for younger kids, it’s possible that you can do it’.

TAYLOR FRITZ INTERVIEW - Speaking to Mike Cation, the newly-crowned Indian Wells Champion who was injured in the final explains that - ‘Paul Annacone (coach) always tells me that good players are defined by their ability to win and their ability to get through matches when they are not playing their best’.

JOHN ISNER FEATURE FROM ATP UNCOVERED - The giant American looks back on his historic victory at the 2018 Miami Open event, which signalled the final time the Masters tournament was played in Key Biscayne - ‘It felt amazing, that crowd was amazing that day, it was the last match ever in that cool stadium and it meant a lot to me’.

ANDEY RUBLEV INTERVIEW - The world number 7 reflects on a great start to the season - ’The last four tournaments have been crazy for me, two titles and two semi-finals which I have never done before'

MATTEO BERRETTINI INTERVIEW - Injury eventually prevented from taking to court, but at least the Italian had many other distractions to keep him occupied - ‘Miami is a city that can give you a lot, so it’s difficult to focus on the tennis sometimes, but it’s great to have so many sports, I’ve seen the formula one already, of course I’ve seen the stadium here and where they played the Super Bowl, so it’s a city of sport'

FEATURE ON COURT POSITIONING - Quotes taken mainly from the World Tennis Conference and featuring coaches Liam Smith, Janko Tipsarevic & Brad Gilbert, plus thoughts from Daniil Medvedev, speaking in Miami.

Liam Smith - ‘I think sometimes a lot of young players are just told to play a certain way and there’s not always enough education or awareness of the situation about where you need to be on the court'

Janko Tipsarevic - ‘In my opinion the real aggressive play in the modern day tennis player is not being done with the speed of the arm, but rather how fast you’re cutting the angles, covering the court and positioning yourself on court to take away time and space from your opponent’

Brad Gilbert - ‘Everbody is always focussed on their game, what they can do and what they can’t do. I was always thinking about my opponents strengths and weaknesses’.

Daniil Medvedev - ‘I see that I win more points and play better when I return from a far position and in general I just feel that brings me more victories'

Commentary inserts from Lee Goodall, Nick Lester and Arvind Parmar