The ATP Tennis Radio Podcast

German doubles player Andres Mies speaks to Chirs Bowers about his time out through injury, the disappointment of missing the 2020 Olympics in Beijing, his inspirations growing up and his hopes for the future.

We hear from Ecudorian player Emilio Gomez who came through qualifying at the Australian Open before losing out to Croatian Marin Cilic in Round 1.

In this chat conducted by former player Jill Craybas, we find out about Gomez's pride at representing his country in the Davis Cup, qualifying for his first Grand Slam event at the age of 28, his route through US College Tennis and what he's learnt through losing matches and how it's helped his belief.

Recorded on Sunday afternoon in Melbourne, presenter Peter Marcato is joined by Novak Djokovic biographer and Head of AO Radio, Chris Bowers, former player, Jill Craybas and BBC commentator, Gigi Salmon to give their own unique views ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year. During the course of the programme they set the scene from Melbourne Park, discuss the main stories on and off court, dissect the draw and make their predictions for the year ahead, plus we hear from Australian superstar, Nick Kyrgios, courtesy of ATP Uncovered.

Talking to Barry Cowan, Craig O'Shannessy, wildly regarded as a world leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy, speaks about working with Novak Djokovic, coaching Australian Alexei Popyrin, how young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will be the next big thing in tennis and the latest trends in the game and what the data is showing.

Recorded before the finals in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, broadcaster Peter Marcato, who has been commentating on the 250 event in Adelaide sat down over zoom with former player, Jill Craybas who’s been working on the event in Melbourne, to discuss all of the various talking points ahead of the Australian Open. We also hear from surprise Melbourne finalist, Maxime Cressy.

Aleksandar Vukic opens up to Jill Craybas about the difficulties with being an Australian tennis player on the road an not being able to travel back to his home country due to the issues around Covid. He also speak about his families struggles in war-torn Montenegro and going to college in America.

Commentator Peter Marcato presents the first ATP Podcast of 2022 from Melbourne, Australia, as we gear up for a busy month of tennis. As well as setting the scene ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, we also bring you an exclusive New Year strength and conditioning masterclass from one of the best in the business, Wolfgang Oswald, who works with the likes of Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka and Mackenzie Mcdonald. In this lengthy chat, Jill Craybas speaks to Wolfgang about subjects like movement, speed, endurance, energy, recovery and nutrition.

Apostolos Tsitsipas, coach and father of Stefanos talks to Jill Craybas about the importance of family, the duel roles he plays in his son' s life, dealing with stress and pressure and the importance of smiling.

This conversation was recorded before the Nitto ATP finals in Turiin, so didn't touch on Stefanos' recent elbow injury, but did speak about his run at Roland Garros, the Olympics and his ambitions going forward.

In the final podcast of the year, Chris Bowers and the ATP Tennis Radio team bring you a bit of festive fun, as commentators Gigi Salmon, Barry Cowan, Jill Craybas and Seb Lauzier go head-to-head against Peter Marcato, Brian Clark, Miles Maclagan and Lucie Ahl to see who will be crowned quiz champions of 2021.

Legendary doubles coach Louis Cayer speaks about the best player he's ever coached, who he thinks is the best doubles player he's ever encountered and who's the best team, plus he also give some insight into what he works on with the British players he coaches and he also throws in some tips for club players.