The ATP Tennis Radio Podcast

The Official ATP Podcast presented by Seb Lauzier and contains the following interviews and features...CARLOZ ALCARAZ ON LISTENING TO THE ROCKY SOUNDTRACK FOR MOTIVATION - ‘I try to listen to that song before every match, it motivates me. When I listen to the music I remember the movie and it’s amazing the big fight that Rocky has and I try to have that experience in every match so that’s what motivates me’.FEATURE ON CARLOS ALCARAZ - The views of his fellow players at the Barcelona Open including Pablo Carreno Busta, Cameron Norrie, Diego Schwartzman, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas. PABLO CARRENO BUSTA ON THE PRESSURE OF PLAYING AT HOME - ‘I don’t know if it’s difficult, if it’s different, but it is strange because normally we play around the world and in Spain there are just two tournaments, here and in Madrid, but I feel pressure playing here because you know you play in front of all the people that know you a lot that support you so it’s a little bit different, it’s tough, but at the same time it’s special to be in at the last moments of a tournament like Barcelona’.FELICIANO LOPEZ ON BARCELONA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DAVID FERRER - 'I told him many times he should still be playing because you see him, he’s in great shape and we hit a couple of times this year and he was as tough as he was, nothing has changed from his last match’.FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME ON WORKING WITH UNLE TONI - ‘We’ve been together for more than a year now and he’s realistic. You know I’m not Rafa Nadal, we have different qualities, it’s tough to replicate what Rafael did in his career on clay. I’m more of a hard court player and I also play well on grass, so of course it’s different strengths, so he’s adapted his input and he’s adapted to the player he’s working with and he’s not approaching it like he wants me to play like his nephew’.TOMMY ROBREDO ON RETIRING AT THE BARCELONA OPEN - ‘I’m going to turn 40 in the next weeks and I’ve spent many years on tour and with the pandemic I was not playing that much. I also have a family now and I have a daughter and I really want to stay home. I always said that I am going to quit that day I have a priority that is better then tennis and being at home with my wife and daughter it’s much better than travelling now’.FEATURE ON THE FUTURE OF COACHING FROM THE WORLD TENNIS CONFERENCE - Contributions from Brad Gilbert, Felix Auger-Aliassime’s coach Frédéric Fontang, Novak Djokovic’s physical coach, Marco Panichi and Sports Scientist Jack Groppel.

The ATP's Senior Vice President of Player Relations, Fernando Sanchez and the former Development Director of the ITF, Dave Miley, who's now an International Tennis Consultant, join World Tennis Conference moderator, Fernando Segal, to speak about the future of the sport.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.

Hubert Hurkacz's coach, Craig Boynton sits down with Seb Lauzier to talk through all the elements required for a player to make the transition from hard courts, to clay.This interview was recorded during the 2022 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

World Tennis Conference moderator Fernando Segal is joined by Carlos Salum, founder of Salum International Resources which helps lead development in the use of technology for companies, organisations and leaders and by Ben Leloup, who is Vice President of Player analytics at Golden Set Analytics.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.

This week's podcast comes from the Monte-Carlo Country Club and is presented by Seb Lauzier. The programme includes the following content...STEFANOS TSITSIPAS WINNER'S INTERVIEW - Speaking to Seb Lauzier on courtGRIGOR DIMITROV ON HIS BACKHAND SLICE - ’Slice is a volatile shot and it’s one of the first shots I actually learned, I think it’s the first shot my dad taught me and I think especially for one-handers it’s vital. Against any opponent, if you’re able to find the right way of using it and putting the ball in the right spot, it really gives you an advantage to look at the right shot’ CRAIG BOYNTON ON PLAYERS TRANSITIONING TO CLAY - ‘It would be like running on wood and now you have to skate. It usually takes a couple of weeks for most to feel comfortable and not even having to think about movement, just more in strategy and you’ll see this as the clay court season progresses'JANNIK SINNER ON HIS WITHDRAWL IN INDIAN WELLS DUE TO BLISTERS  - ‘Well it’s the most frustrating thing, because the worst thing for me is to lose without competing. We try to find solutions in the best possible way so it’s not going to happen anymore, but I’m happy right now that I don’t feel anything, the body is good, the body is safe and let’s see in the next couple of months if something happens and if not, we have to change'STAN WAWRINKA ON HIS GOALS FOR THE SEASON - ‘I don’t have right now the goal for the end of my career because I’m far away from the level I want to be. I still need a few weeks and months to be feeling good on the court and I think by the end of the year I will know what I want to achieve or what I want to try to achieve before the end of my career'JUAN CARLOS FERRERO ON ALCARAZ’S DEVELOPMENT - ‘He’s growing up match-by-match, but of course he’s surprising me week-by-week because after very important things happen to him and this level that he’s doing, he’s handling very good and it seems like everything is normal to him and he tries to do things as normal as he can, but life is changing for him and then team, but the good thing is that I have a lot of experience of that'FEATURE ON DOUBLES FROM THE WORLD TENNIS CONFERENCE - Contributions from Jeff Coetzee, Wayne Bryan, Louis Cayer, Craig O’Shannessy, Rohan Bopanna, Joe Salisbury, Jamie Murray and Luke Jensen

An expert panel of guests working in the area of physical dvelopment join moderator Fernando Segal to discuss all aspect of developing a tennis players body and movement. Ian Barstow and Dr Mark Kovacs bring their detailed knowledge of sports science, whilst Cinto Casanova speaks about working with juniors in Japan.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.

Marc Lucero, coach to American Steve Johnson talks to Mike Cation about a number of subjects including helping players and coaches through the difficulty of the past two years, mental health in the game and how docuseries like Netflix's Drive To Survive can help develop a more meaningful relationship with fans.

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

Jill Craybas sits down with Miami Open Tournament Director James Blake to discuss a number of subjects such as the men's and women's tours working more closely together, the role that data and analytics will play in the future and his friendship with fellow American player, Andy Roddick.

Welcome back to Tennis Paradise at the end of the BNP Paribas Open, another exhilarating Masters 1000 showcase here in Indian Wells and over the course of the next forty minutes, we hear from the champion, Taylor Fritz, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Paul Annacone, Michael Chang, Ivan Ljubicic, Gilles Cervara and Craig Boyton, the coach of next week’s Miami Open defending champion Hubi Hurkacz .Presenter - Seb LauzierPodcast guest - former WTA player, Jill Craybas. Michael Chang feature supplied by ATP Uncovered TV Show. 

American Christopher Eubanks speaks to former player Jill Craybas about training with Serena Williams, learning Tik Tok from Coco Gauff, playing at the Mouratoglu Academy and hanging out with legendary movie star, Jamie Foxx.

Seb Lauzier and Jill Craybas present the show from Indian Wells. Along the way they hear from Daniil Medvedev, Andy Murray, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. As the conflict in Ukraine continues, they also give their views about tennis’ reaction to that, as well as a number of other topics including some of the new player and coach relationships on tour. 

South African doubles player Raven Klaasen speaks to Chris Bowers about his career and the development of the game in Africa.

With the first ATP Masters 1000 of the year, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells just around the corner, this week we are all-American. We here from in-form Tommy Paul, we go behind-the-scenes with Sebastian Korda and start with a California native who recently reached the quarter-finals in Acapulco and before that the semi-finals in Dallas, Marcos Giron. Finally, in the week where so much has gone on in eastern Europe that so many of us are struggling to comprehend, we have a deeply personal piece with Serb Dusan Lajovic remembering his war-torn early years.

Part of Seb Korda's coaching set-up, Dean Goldfine talks to Anne-Marie Batson about guiding the young American through the early stages of his career and how they got things wrong in the aftermath of the 21-year-old winning the Australian Open Juniors title in 2018.

In the week Dannil Medvedev claimed the world number one spot, we hear from the Russian, as well as the man he replaced, Novak Djokovic. We also get the views of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and former world number one, Jim Courier, plus we hear how Denis Shapovalov is getting on with his new coach, Jamie Delgado and we speak to a doubles player in a rich vein of form.

Barry Cowan speaks to Facundo Lagones, coach of British tennis player, Cameron Norrie. In this conversation they speak about training regimes, fitness and Norries hopes for the future.

This week Seb Lauzier introduces the podcast from Rio where he’s been working for the TV operation all week, but we also air interviews with players who’ve been competing at the three other ATP events this past week. We hear from Carlos Alcaraz, Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jo Wilfried-Tsonga, Karen Khachanov and Marcelo Arevalo.Interviews by Seb Lauzier, Paul King and Mike Cation. Felix Auger-Aliassime taken from the ATP Media News Feed.

With another title under his belt in 2022, five titles in 2021 an a first appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals at the end of last year, what does Christian Ruud, father of top 10 player Casper, make of his son's development?

Seb Lauzier presents the podcast from Rio, Brazil this week in the build up to the second ATP 500 of the year and the first on clay where Juan Martin Del Potro had been given a wild card and was due to play had all gone well. Unfortunately that hasn’t happened and to get the South American take on the former US Open champion, we hear from Brazilian sports journalist Alex Cossenza.As the Rio Open gets underway, a year on from having to cancel the event due to Covid, we also hear from Tournament Director Luiz Carvalho and we're with a former number one in the world with a couple of Grand Slams under his belt, 38 year old Marcelo Melo.Plenty then from Brazil and we also dip into Europe and speak to Andy Murray to assess the start of his 2022.

Felix Auger-Aliassime's coach Frédéric Fontang talks about working with the young Canadian, bringing Toni Nadal in as a consultant and the values and ethos that surrounds the team, plus we also find out about the coach himself. Interview by Candy Reid.

Seb Lauzier presents this week’s programme and a week on from the Australian Open, hears from doubles legend, John Peers. Peers talks about his new partnership with Filip Polasek, how Australian’s have dealt with travel during Covid and his Olympic Bronze Medal alongside Ash Barty. We also get a stringing masterclass and to celebrate his first ATP Tour final, we hear from Finnish player, Emil Ruusuvuori.Interviews by Jill Craybas and Candy Reid.

Back on the regular tour and with an event in Pune, India taking place this week, Jill Craybas spoke to a tennis legend from that region, doubles player Rohan Bopanna. In this wide-ranging conversation the duo discuss the current state of the game in India, doubles tactics, advice from his coach, Scott Davidoff, how Rohan continues to play at the age of 41 and his interests off court, including running tennis academies and his own coffee company.

Candy Reid sat down at the Australian Open with British doubles player Joe Salisbury to ask how he manages to dart about the court in such sweltering heat.

Japan's Taro Daniel speaks to Jill Craybas about his globe-trotting existence as a young boy growing up, his tennis journey, the 2020 Olympic in Tokyo, his hopes for the future and life away from the court.This is the full-length version of the interview that was in the most recent ATP podcast.

Presenter Peter Marcato is joined by former player, Jill Craybas and AO Radio commentators Chris Bowers and Candy Reid to look back on the first week of action at the 2022 Australian Open as well as introduce interviews and features with Maxime Cressy, Taro Daniel, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Bruno Soares.

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.

Welcome to another podcast and this week, although the tennis news out of the UK has been up and down, we are sticking with the Brits. There’s been good news for Andy Murray, the former world number one has scored a morale boosting win against old rival Rafael Nadal at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Great also to see Nadal back in action. We’ll hear from Andy later in the programme and we also hear from doubles player Neal Skupski, but we start this time with Andy’s brother, Jamie Murray who’s had a frustrating week. It is no mean feat putting on any tennis event and as Tournament Director and player he would have been looking forward to the Battle of the Brits more than anyone until it was postponed on Friday, the latest sporting victim of Covid 19. The tournament will be pushed back to 2022, which, on the plus side, gives him even more time to pick up ideas and tips from other events, which is exactly what he was doing when he spoke with Barry Cowan at the recent Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.

In this phenomenal conversation, Jill Craybas sits down with former British player and coach, turned commentator, Mark Petchey to discuss what he's learnt during his time in the game. From working with the likes of Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu and Maria Sakkari, to his views on US college tennis, finding mentors and why he thinks the only success he's had is as a coach, this interview is packed full of insight and honesty.

Even in the off-season we’re still globe-trotting! We’re with a South African, a Brit and an Italian coaching a Finn, but with the groups and match schedule announced this week for the ATP Cup on the 1st to 9th January in Sydney, where better to start than with an Aussie and one very likely to be take his place in the home team. Mike Cation recently caught up with a doubles specialist Luke Saville who’s spent most of the year on the road.

Hubert Hurkacz's coach, Craig Boynton sits down with Jill Craybas to talk about working with the young Pole as well as subjects like on-court coaching, nutrition, rest and recovery and what he's learnt from the players he's coached in the past.

This week we are in the camps of five men who between them have 48 ATP tour titles and they have a bit in common. They’re all over 30, they’re all still going strong and they’ve all had to contend with some serious injuries over the past few years. Over the next 30 minutes or so we’ll hear from Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic and David Goffin, we’re with Grigor Dimitrov’s coach Dante Bottini and we start with the senior statesman of the group, title winner in Newport earlier this year having dropped outside the world’s top 100, at 35 years young South Africa’s Kevin Anderson.Presented by Seb LauzierInterviews by Mike Cation and Jill CraybasFeatures from ATP Tour Uncovered