Control the Controllables
Episodes
CTC LIVE: Reaction To Alcaraz & Ferrero Split
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most successful and emotionally connected player–coach partnerships in modern tennis has come to an end.In this episode, Dan breaks down ...
From Louisiana to the ATP Finals: A Tennis Family’s Journey with Christian Harrison
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Harrison’s story isn’t your typical tennis journey. Formerly a top 200 singles player, his career has been repeatedly derailed by surger...
From Antigua to the Pro Tour: Jody Maginley’s Tennis Journey and Podcast Success
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sat down with Jody Maginley, a professional doubles tennis player and co-founder of The Changeover Podcast, one of the fastest-growing sh...
What Data is Making a Real Difference on the ATP Tour with Tom Corrie
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It´s been said for many years that data and performance analytics in tennis is way behind other sports. Not just for improving player performance but...
WTA Finals Semi-Finals LIVE Round-up
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, Dan is joined by sports journalist Candy Reid to chat through all the latest action from semi-finals day of the WTA Finals in Riy...
WTA Finals Round-up LIVE from Riyadh
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode Dan is coming to us LIVE from the WTA Finals out in Saudi Arabia.This is a replay of his live stream on our Control the Controllab...
Teaching the Mindset: What Tennis Players Really Need (But Rarely Get) with Dr Callum Gowling
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anger, tears, frustration - all junior players have experienced this at some point on a tennis court - but these are not signs of weakness. In this po...
US Open 2025 Review with Gaby Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our very special US Open Review episode brought to you by Novellus, as we are joined by the 2025 Women’s Doubles Champions Gaby Dabrowski ...
Andrea Vavassori: Why winning the US Open Mixed Doubles Title was so Important for Doubles
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A fortnight on from the much anticipated new mixed doubles format at the US Open, Dan chats to Andrea Vavassori on his win with fellow Italian, Sara E...
US Open 2025 LIVE Preview
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the US Open getting underway today, we´re bringing you the Live YouTube episode of our US Open 2025 PreviewDan was joined by CTC favourite and D...
CTC Shorts: Why has the US Open Mixed Doubles evoked such strong emotions?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US Open Mixed Doubles has been the talk of tennis the past few days. The new format has been debated for months, and now it´s over, opinion is st...
August Holmgren: Wimbledon Sensation and Challenger Champion
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have the Danish star August Holmgren. Straight after his incredible run at Wimbledon, reaching the 3rd round with 2 matches tha...
Tristan Boyer: Fighting for the ATP Top 100
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to American pro tennis player Tristan Boyer.Tristan has a career high ranking of 109 in the world, and played college ten...
Lloyd Glasspool & Julian Cash - Wimbledon Champions 2025
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode Dan speaks to 2025 Wimbledon Champions Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash.Glasspool and Cash made history at SW19, becoming the first...
Wimbledon 2025 LIVE Review
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wimbledon 2025 did not disappoint! From early upsets, unexpected runs by qualifiers (and alternates!), to two new Wimbledon champions in Sinner and Sw...
Wimbledon Lives Day 12 Recap and Finals Preview W/ Calvin Betton and Freddie Nielsen
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships, joined by special guests from the world...
Wimbledon Lives Day 11 Recap and Day 12 Preview W/ Mel South & Will Boucek
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships, joined by special guests from the world...
Wimbledon Lives Day 10 Recap Day 11 Preview
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships.Today's episode, we talk about the singl...
Wimbledon Lives Day 8 Recap and Day 9 Preview
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships.These are shorter episodes that we´ll b...
Wimbledon Lives Week 1 Recap W/ Tom Linley
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships, joined by special guests from the world...
Wimbledon Live Day 3 Recap. W/ Bruce Lipka
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships.These are shorter episodes that we´ll b...
Wimbledon Lives Day 2 Recap
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships.These are shorter episodes that we´ll b...
Wimbledon Live Day 1 Recap
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for Wimbledon 2025! Dan will be rounding up all the action from the Championships.These are shorter episodes that we´ll b...
Wimbledon 2025 LIVE Preview
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our favourite Grand Slam here at Control the Controllables is underway! Our panellists are back to chat through everything we can expect from Wimbledo...
Taro Daniel on beating the biggest stars in tennis and the reality of the ATP tour
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taro Daniel is an American-Japanese pro tennis player and Olympian who´s reached a career high of 58 in the world.He joins Dan to chat through his te...
French Open 2025 Review with Neal Skupski
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a French Open we were given this year, with what many are calling the greatest final of all time between Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner! In t...
Chris Lewit: Is Spanish tennis on the decline?
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spain has dominated tennis for more than 2 decades, but is their reign finally coming to an end?The country has seen a drop in the number of top 100 p...
French Open 2025 Preview
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2025 French Open gets underway today, we´ve brought our Grand Slam panellists together to discuss everything we can expect from the next two w...
Ethan Quinn on the Challenges of Rising up the ATP Rankings
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to Ethan Quinn, a young up and coming American player who´s edging closer to breaking into the top 100 in the world. The...
LTA President Sandi Proctor on Mini Tennis, Developing Young Leaders & the Role of Federations
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, Dan speaks to the President of the LTA, Sandi Procter.Sandi shares her journey from a PE coach to a leading figure in British ten...
Jules Rojer - Multiple Grand Slam Champion
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jules Rojer is the definition of a warrior on the ATP Tour.A doubles specialist from the small Caribbean island of Curaco, Rojer´s tennis career has ...
Adam Blicher: Getting to know ourselves, rather than changing ourselves
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, Dan is joined by friend and former colleague at SotoTennis Academy, Adam Blicher.Adam shares his journey through tennis coaching,...
Doubles Special with Will Boucek
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our 250th episode of Control the Controllables is here and it’s a special episode all about doubles!Dan is joined by doubles analyst, founder of Ten...
Coach Conor Casey: Combining Coaching and Comedy
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Conor Casey is an influencer with over 85,000 Instagram followers, known for his hilarious and relatable tennis content. His comedic clips ...
CTC Real - Addressing the Sinner Ban, Mixed Doubles Changes, Vukov Suspension and More..
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we´re bringing you the 3rd edition of our CTC Real series, delving into the real side of tennis.Host Dan Kiernan discusses the bi...
Felix Mischker (Tennis Brothers): Can you Fund a Pro Tennis Career Through YouTube?
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all know how financially demanding it is for players to get started in professional tennis.In today´s episode, we speak to British tennis player a...
Australian Open 2025 Review
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we´ve brought our Grand Slam panel back together to review all the action from the 2025 Australian Open!Host Dan Kiernan is joined b...
Day 5 Australian Open LIVE Round Up! Breaking Down the Slam So Far!
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open, rounding up all the action from Dan's first-hand experience in Melbourne!In this episode, Dan dis...
Day 4 Australian Open LIVE Round Up. Ft. The Legendary Coach Ian Barclay!
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open, rounding up all the action from Dan's first-hand experience in Melbourne!In this episode, Dan bre...
Day 3 Australian Open LIVE Round Up. Ft. Ollie Cores talking about the AO practice courts!
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open, rounding up all the action from Dans first-hand experience in Melbourne!Today, Dan breaks down th...
Day 2 Australian Open LIVE Round Up. Ft. ATP doubles player Marcus Willis!
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open! Rounding up the action from Dans first-hand expirence in Melbourne!Today Dan is joined by British...
Day 1 Australian Open LIVE Round Up. Opening Days of the Slam!
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our CTC LIVE series is back for the Australian Open! More episode will be coming throughout the 2 weeks of the opening slam of the year with breakdown...
Australian Open 2025 Preview
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We´re just a few hours away now from the first Grand Slam of the 2025 tennis calendar. We´ve brought our panel back together to preview what we can ...
Year in Review: A Look Back at our Highlights of 2024
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 2024 coming to an end, we´re looking back at some of our favourite moments of the Control the Controllables Podcast.Listen to Host Dan Kiernan a...
Dan Lobb on his Journey from the Court to Primetime TV
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week´s episode, we speak to former GB tennis player and TV presenter Dan Lobb.Dan played professionally for 2 years before joining Sky Sports...
CTC Real with Ben Jones & Sarah Borwell
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week´s episode we have the second edition of our CTC Real series, uncovering and exploring the real side of tennis.Dan discusses two of the b...
Jacob Fearnley: From College to Top 100 in 5 months
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, GB´s Jacob Fearnley shares his journey to becoming a top 100 ATP player, reflecting on the surreal experience of his recent succ...
FINAL WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Reviewing and Reflecting on the Action in Riyadh.
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Final LIVE episode on the WTA Finals, reflecting on the action in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and talking about the positives and negatives from the tour...
Candy Reid: From the Court to CNN
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to broadcaster and former CNN sports anchor Candy Reid.Candy shares her remarkable journey from a promising tennis player...
Day 12 With the WTA FINALS CHAMPIONS Gaby Dabrowksi and Erin Routliffe! FINAL Riyadh Round Up.
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 12 and the final LIVE podcast from the WTA Finals in Riyadh. A special edition joined by the CHAMPIONS of the WTA Finals, Gaby Dabrowksi and Erin ...
Day 11 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. With Elite Tennis Analyst Mike James!
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 11 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up talking all about the big topics during the Finals. The night before the WTA Finals final for doubles and singles!Jo...
Day 10 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. With Tennis Super Agent John Morris from the ATP Finals in Turin!
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 10 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up talking all about the big topics during the Finals joined by the agent of Andrey Rublev, Alex De Minaur and Daria Ka...
Day 9 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Ft. Tara Routliffe.
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 9 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up talking all about the big topics during the Finals joined by the sister of Erin Routliffe, Tara Routliffe.Watch LIVE ...
Day 8 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Dabrowski and Routliffe INCREDIBLE comeback WIN!
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 8 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up talking all about the big topics during the Finals including Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe's incredible comeback ...
Day 7 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Lack of crowds during matches and reviewing the days matches.
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 7 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up talking all about the big topics during the Finals! Watch LIVE at 8pm GMT DAILY during the WTA Finals on YouTube by s...
Day 6 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Reviewing the matches and Gaby and Erin's 1st win! Ft. Frederik Nielsen
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 6 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up following Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe's 1st win of the WTA Finals!Watch LIVE at 8pm GMT DAILY during the Finals...
Day 5 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Match Play Begins! Ft. Candy Reid
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 5 of our DAILY Riyadh Round Up during the WTA Finals and match play has begun!Watch each episode LIVE at 8pm GMT on YouTube by searching 'Control ...
Day 4 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up. Building the ULTIMATE WTA player!
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 4 of our DAILY Riyadh Round Ups during the WTA Finals!Watch LIVE each day 8pm GMT on our YouTube channel 'Control the Controllables Podcast'!These...
Day 3 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up Ft. 2024 Wimbledon winning Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 3 we are joined by the Wimbledon winning pair in Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara!Watch each episode LIVE on YouTube 8pm GMT DAILY on the 'Contr...
Asian Swing 2024 Review
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s epsiode we´re rounding up all the action from the 2024 Asian Swing.It´s back in the tennis calendar after its sudden halt in 2020, and i...
Day 2 WTA Finals Riyadh Round Up Ft. Mike Digby
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 2 of our LIVE Riyadh Round Ups!Watch LIVE each day on our YouTube channel 8pm GMT DAILY!Join us on YouTube by searching 'Control the Controllables...
Day 1 WTA Finals Round Up from Riyadh
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are bringing you guys a BRAND NEW series of shows during the WTA Finals out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!In this series we will bring you guys shorter, ...
CTC Live Show: The Great Tennis Shake-up
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in April, we brought Control the Controllables to a fantastic live audience in London, diving into the future of professional tennis. W...
CTC Shorts: Louis Cayer´s Top Doubles Tips
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Cayer is one of the most successful coaches in tennis.He´s transformed doubles in Great Britain, guiding 3 British players to World Mens double...
Yasmin Clarke - The role of female coaching, mentorship and family dynamics in Tennis
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It´s International Podcast Day, and we have a great guest for this special episode in Yasmin Clarke.Yasmin is a coach, athlete mentor and commentator...
CTC Shorts: Jack Draper on environment, goals and people
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just over 2 years ago, we spoke to GB´s Jack Draper who at 20, had just broken into the world´s top 100 ATP rankings.Fast forward to 2024, and Jack ...
US Open 2024 Review
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode wraps up the final Grand Slam of the year. Our panel discusses all things US Open, and there were certainly lots of storylines fo...
Control the Controllables meets High Performance with Damian Hughes
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to Damian Hughes from the High Performance Podcast. Damian is a best selling author and international speaker who excels ...
US Open 2024 Preview
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the final Grand Slam of 2024 about to get underway on Monday, we´ve brought our amazing panelists together to discuss all things US Open.The ten...
A Wheelchair Coaching Masterclass with Craig Allen
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on CTC, we welcome to the show coach of 31 time Grand Slam champion Alfie Hewett, Craig Allen!Craig is a fantastic and generous guest, telli...
CTC Shorts: A Wimbledon Singles Title with Alfie Hewett
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome back to the show 31-time Grand Slam champion, but first time singles wheelchair Wimbledon champion Alfie Hewett. On Episode 202 o...
CTC Real 1 with Finn Bass
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring to you a brand new format requested on CTC. With this new show, we'll be bringing to you some of the stories you might not have spo...
Wimbledon 2024 Review
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a brilliant two weeks of Wimbledon that was! And as always Dan is here with the usual amazing panel to discuss all things SW19. We also have some...
CTC Shorts: Winning Wimbledon with Pat Cash
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter Finals weekend here at Wimbledon, we look back to Episode 188, when we welcomed our first singles Wimbledon champion to the show, the one ...
Wimbledon 2024 Preview
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wimbledon is here! Once again, Dan has brought together another amazing panel of CTC regulars to discuss all of the storylines taking place around the...
Travelling the World with Tennis: Megan Moulton Levy
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's instalment, we bring you someone at the very cutting edge of player development at the USTA, who had a fantastic playing career herself...
French Open 2024 Review
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What an incredible two weeks of tennis we've had to enjoy! Iga Swiatek winning her third consecutive Roland Garros title, and Carlos Alcaraz becoming ...
French Open 2024 Preview
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The second Grand Slam of 2024 is finally underway! We´ve brought our panel back together to preview everything we can expect from the French Open.Dan...
Valorie Kondos Field: Sweat the small stuff
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome back to the show another one of our classic guests, it’s seven-time NCAA national champion winning coach with the team at UCLA,...
Change is Coming to Tennis with Jonathan Overend
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tennis is being disrupted, whether we like it or not! As we prepare to debate this in our first ever Control the Controllables Live Show on April...
Announcing our First Live Show in London!
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We´re excited to announce that Control the Controllables is coming to London! We´re hosting our first LIVE SHOW on Friday 19th April 2024. ...
How to Nurture the Next Generation of Great Tennis Players with Justin Sherring
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to top British tennis coach, Justin Sherring.Justin has had the distinction of bringing through some of the brightest you...
Sue Anstiss: Empowering Women in Sport
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To mark International Women´s Day, we have author, podcaster, presenter, campaigner, triathlete and all-round inspiration Sue Anstiss on the show.Sue...
Olivia Nicholls: A Different Route to Success in Tennis
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we are speaking to British doubles player Olivia Nicholls.Olivia is a former Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finalist and a role...
Jonathan Overend - The Voice of Tennis is Back
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we welcome the voice of tennis for his second appearance on the show, it´s Jonathan Overend!Jonathan speaks to us in a week wher...
Australian Open 2024 Review
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We´re reviewing all the action from the 2024 Australian Open in today´s episode.What a way to start the year of tennis, as Aryna Sabalenka didn’t ...
Colin Fleming: Playing, Coaching and Commentating on the Best in Tennis
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome British doubles specialist and Grand Slam quarter-finalist turned coach and commentator, Colin Fleming.Colin reached a career high of...
Australian Open 2024 Preview
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first Grand Slam of 2024 is finally underway! We´ve brought our panel back together to preview everything we can expect from the Australian Open....
CTC Shorts with John Millman as he retires from Professional Tennis
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s CTC Short we bring you a true stalwart of the tennis tour and someone who is calling time on his career after this year’s Australian Ope...
Year in Review: A Look Back at our Favourite Moments of 2023
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As 2023 draws to a close, we´ve sat down to look back at some of our most memorable moments of the Control the Controllables Podcast this year.From S...
CTC Shorts: Andy Murray on Why Players Should Watch More Tennis
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our third CTC Short we have a clip from our 200th Episode with Sir Andy Murray.CTC Host Dan Kiernan spoke to Andy back in August 2023, and unsurpri...
Russell Fuller: BBC Tennis Correspondent
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we welcome someone who´s been at the heart of tennis as the BBC’s Tennis Correspondent for over ten years, Russell Fuller.Russe...
CTC Shorts with Tom Gullikson
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 2nd of our CTC Podcast Shorts. In this clip, we have former top-5 doubles and top-40 singles player turned US Davis Cup captain and coa...
Thomas Johansson - 2002 Australian Open Champion
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we welcome 2002 Australian Open Champion and former world number 7 Thomas Johansson!Thomas began his career in the heyday of Swedi...
CTC Shorts with Valorie Kondos Field
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to an all new feature here at Control the Controllables, our Podcast Shorts. With these we’re bringing out all of the most entertaining, inf...
Patricia Hy: A Journey to Resilience
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we speak to former Canadian pro tennis player Patricia Hy.Patricia was a top 30 WTA player and a Grand Slam quarter finalist, who...
Talking Doubles with the 2023 US Open Doubles Champions!
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A month on from the US Open, and we´re delighted to say we´ve been able to bring the 3 winning doubles pairs together, to tell us about their incred...
US Open 2023 Review
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 US Open didn´t disappoint as we saw Coco Gauff win her first Grand Slam title, and Novak Djokovic collect his record-equalling 24th!It was a...
Alfie Hewett - Changing the game of Wheelchair Tennis
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to British pro wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett.Alfie is 25 and already a 25-time Grand Slam Champion, winning 7 sin...
US Open 2023 Preview
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the final Grand Slam of 2023 gets underway today, we´ve brought our amazing panelists together to discuss all things US Open.Joining CTC Host Dan ...