Mikael Torpegaard, the Danish #1 male player joins the podcast this week 💯

Mikael talks about his days as a college tennis player, playing Davis Cup and about how he is adjusting to the pro tour.

Some interesting topics in this episode - especially about playing Nadal as a student 🤩

Let us know what you think & leave us a review on iTunes!

Stay safe & have a great week!

Episode Chapters:

3:15 - Playing Junior Tennis

9:35 - How college changed his game

15:50 - Playing Nadal in Davis Cup

22:42 - Main College rivals

27:29 - Life on Tour

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Dan Kiernan is back for Part 2!

This episode focuses on the challenges that tennis & tennis academies have faced because of COVID. We also talk at length about mental health issues and how important it is to talk about them.

It was our first time talking about mental health on the podcast this week. Really eye-opening stuff. Check it out!

Let us know what you think & leave us a review on iTunes!

Stay safe & have a great week!

Episode Chapters:

1:37 - Challenges for the academy during COVID

11:48 - Mental Health in Tennis

20:50 - Tennis needs more security!

29:01 - Advice for young players

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Dan Kiernan, the owner & director of Soto Tennis Academy joins the podcast this week.

We talk Coaching, Tour Life, Wimbledon, Soto Tennis Academy (program, schooling & costs). Dan is honest, transparent and says it as it is. It's very refreshing to listen to him!

We had a long chat with Dan, so decided to split our conversation with him into two separate episodes. This is Part 1.

Let us know what you think & leave us a review on iTunes!

Stay safe & have a great week!

Episode Chapters:

5:30 - How Dan ended up coaching

10:52 - Playing at Wimbledon

21:07 - All about Soto Tennis Academy

30:48 - Core values at Soto Tennis Academy

35:45 - Cost of attending Soto

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Professional tennis coach, Peter Smith joins us this week. Peter has been a successful college coach for many years and now coaches on the professional tour (Steve Johnson & Sam Querrey).

Peter talks to us about:

•      How he came successful in coaching
•      What made Steve Johnson the best ever college player
•      Learning competitiveness vs. being born with it
•      College Coach vs. Tour Coach

Peter has also coached his children and gives some advice on how to keep the parent/child relationship healthy. 

Hope you enjoy the episode. 

Episode Chapters:

8:54 - What made Peter a successful coach

12:29 - Why Steve Johnson was so good in college

18:38 - Born with competitiveness or learned?

37:11 - Keeping parent/child relationship healthy

44:42 - College Coach vs. Tour Coach

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Former Junior World #1, Jonas Forejtek joins the podcast this week. Jonas has won the US Open Boys Singles title and has decided to pursue tennis full time. You may know him from the famous video of him hitting with a wooden spoon online.

Jonas talks to us about:

• Learning how to hit with the Wooden Spoon
• Changing his on-court mentality
• Winning US Open
• Playing Davis Cup
• HEAD Tennis Racquets

It is a short episode, but worth listening to.

Hope you enjoy it!

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As always, tell your friends, tennis buddies or anybody you know that may be interested in listening!

Episode Chapters

2:27 - The Tennis Pointer (Wooden Spoon)

8:04 - Changing on-court mentality

10:12 - Winning US Open

16:11 - Most memorable tennis moment

19:27 - HEAD Tennis Racquets

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Karue Sell, the hitting partner of Naomi Osaka joins us this week for Episode 53!

Karue has played pro, coached and is now a hitting partner to 2x Grand Slam Champion, Naomi Osaka. He has previously worked as a hitting partner for the USTA.

He talks to us about:

·      College Tennis @ UCLA

·      Turning Professional

·      Starting to work with Naomi

·      10 things he has learned from Naomi

·      His new website, My Tennis HQ

Listen on your favorite podcast app!

As always, tell your friends, your tennis buddies or anybody you know that may be interested in listening!

Episode Chapters

1:51 - College Tennis @ UCLA

8:25 - Turning Professional

14:00 - Starting to work with Naomi Osaka

16:12 - 10 things Karue has learned from working with Naomi

37:18 - HEAD Pro Tour 2.0 Racket

42:26 - My Tennis HQ - Instagram & Website

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For Episode 52, we are joined by Nick Winkelman, an athletic performance and science expert, who has many years of experience working with professional athletes. Nick's journey started off in the US, but he now finds himself working with top athletes in Europe.

During the episode, Nick discusses:

• His new book -  The Language of Coaching
• The difference between internal and external cue words
• The Coaches Communication Loop
• How to prolong your career and much more!

Nick is a slightly different guest from our usual ones but offers just as much insight as anyone we have had on the show.  We always try to showcase the sport from all different perspectives - and Nick is the perfect person to help us do it.

As always, tell your friends about the podcast!

I hope you enjoy it.

Fabio

Nick has kindly offered 30% off his book, the Language of Coaching which can be ordered from http://www.humankinetics.com/ Use the code FTCOACH30 for 30% off. (valid until July 25, 2020)

Episode Chapters:

08:28 - Nick's Book - The Language of Coaching

16:00 - Internal & External Cue Words

28:23 - Coaching Communication Loop

40:23 - How to Prolong Your Career

51:49 - Sleep Tracking Devices & Importance of Sleep

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Andreas Seppi joins us this week for Episode 51 of the Functional Tennis Podcast.

Andreas has 18 years of experience on the ATP Tour and has beaten some of the biggest names in the sport: including Federer, Nadal & Wawrinka.

Andreas talks to us about:

 ·     Growing up in Italy

·      Meeting Jannik Sinner for the first time

·      Moving to Colorado

·      His favorite match & favorite grand slam

·      Life after tennis

 Andreas was very generous with his time and gives us a true insight into the life of a professional player. Don’t miss this episode.

As always, tell your friends about the podcast!

I hope you enjoy it.

Fabio

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WTA Tour Coach, Tom Hill joins us for Episode 50 of the Functional Tennis Podcast. 

Tom has coached some of the world’s top players, including Danielle Collins and currently Maria Sakkari. He has a remarkable story, especially considering how young he still is. What he has accomplished in a matter of a few short years can usually take upwards of many more for others.

Tom talks to us about:

·      Moving to IMG Academy to train as a child

·      College Tennis

·      Becoming a hitting partner to Sharapova and other top players

·      Transitioning from hitting partner to coach

·      What he has earned from coaching top 40 players

As always, let us know what you think and let your friends know about us!

I hope you enjoy the episode.

Fabio

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We can back to the Mansour Bahrami story and follow on from where we left at the last episode with him losing all his money in a Casino shortly after landing in Nice, France.

I hope you enjoy the rest of his story.

Fabio

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