Control the Controllables
Episodes
Sir Andy Murray - A British Sporting Icon
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate our 200th episode of the Control the Controllables podcast we speak to none other than British sporting legend, Sir Andy Murray. Andy is ...
Inside the Success of Czech Tennis with Jan Stoces
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Czech tennis has quietly been leading the way in tennis player development for the past 10-15 years, particularly on the women’s side of the game. W...
Dave O´Hare - Grand Slam Winning Doubles Coach
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we talk to Dave O´Hare who coaches one of the best doubles teams on the ATP Tour.Dave is a former pro player and still represents...
Nigel Sears - Coaching the best WTA Players in the world
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to British tennis coach Nigel Sears who has worked at the top of the women´s game for the past 35 years. During that tim...
Wimbledon 2023 Review
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 Wimbledon Championships gave us some amazing moments, and a new King and Queen of Centre Court.Carlos Alcaraz became the first man outside of...
Dominic Iannotti - Scotland´s World Learning Disability Tennis Champion
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Iannotti is a current world No. 3 tennis player. His career has taken him from his home in Prestwick, Scotland to Australia, Ecuador and aroun...
Wimbledon 2023 Preview
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We´re just a few hours away from the beautiful green grass of Wimbledon being on our screens.It´s our favourite Grand Slam here at Control the Contr...
David Hodgetts - From Burnt out Tennis Player to Successful Entrepreneur
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Hodgetts´ tennis story is one that many players can relate to. From a talented junior who dedicated his life to becoming a pro tennis player, t...
French Open 2023 Review
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was another French Open for the history books this year, as Novak Djokovic became the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles.His win at Roland Garro...
Andrew Jarrett - Wimbledon Referee for 14 Years
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the clay court season comes to an end, it means we´re just a few weeks away from the next Grand Slam of the year (and our favourite), Wimbledon. 🌱...
French Open 2023 Preview
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 French Open is underway in Paris, without Rafael Nadal in the draw for the first time in 19 years.Who is going to make the most of his absenc...
Chris Goldsmith - The Tennis Talker
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you´re a tennis fan on Twitter, you´ll probably have come across The Tennis Talker. With more than 350,000 tweets and 14,000 followers to da...
Pat Cash - The Wimbledon Victory, the Aftermath, and Lessons Learned
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we´re talking to 1987 Wimbledon Men´s Singles Champion Pat Cash.Pat is one of the legends of Australian tennis and was a huge fa...
Is Opelka Right - Should Doubles be Scrapped?
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we´re talking doubles, after the debate over whether it should continue at the professional level reared its ugly head again. American ten...
Dave Miley on How We Can Improve Tennis For Everyone
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You won´t find many people with more experience in tennis and passion for the sport than Ireland´s Dave Miley. Dave is a former pro tennis play...
Australian Open 2023 Review
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 2023 Australian Open saw Aryna Sabalenka winning her first Grand Slam, and Novak Djokovic equalling Rafael Nadal´s record of 22 Grand Slam titles...
Tamara Zidansek - Balance
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WTA player Tamara Zidansek jumped onto our screens during the 2021 French Open, when as an unseeded player she made it through to the semi-finals at R...
Australian Open 2023 Preview
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We´re just a few hours away now from the first Grand Slam of the year! We´ve been studying the draws and have brought our panel back together for to...
Henry Patten & Julian Cash - ATP Challenger Record Breakers
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
12 months ago, GB´s Henry Patten and Julian Cash were two of many pro players travelling the world on a shoe-string budget, dreaming of competing at ...
Robbie Koenig - A Way With Words
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you watch a lot of tennis, then you´ll be familiar with the voice of today´s guest. You may have even caught one of his legendary one-liners!Robb...
Lloyd Glasspool & Harri Heliovaara on their Journey to the ATP Finals
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It´s been quite the year for Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara.The GB/Finnish pair began 2022 playing the Challenger circuit, and ended it at the...
From Wembley to Wimbledon with Henry Winter
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we´re talking tennis and football with journalist Henry Winter.Henry is currently the Chief Football Writer for the Times. He´s ...
Daria Saville on Injuries, ADHD and Tik Tok!
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to the tennis queen of tik tok, Daria Saville!Daria is currently recovering from surgery after tearing her ACL during a m...
Eric Butorac
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Butorac is the Director Professional of of tennis operations and player relations at the USTA.A former American top 20 doubles player, Eric won 1...
Ryan Peniston on his Breakthrough Year
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to GB´s Ryan Peniston.Ryan has had his breakthrough year on the ATP Tour reaching a career high of 123, with wins over t...
Roger Federer Retirement Special
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Federer will play the final match of his incredible career today at the Laver Cup in London.The 20 time Grand Slam Champion and former World num...
US Open 2022 - A New Grand Slam Champion & a Farewell
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What an amazing two weeks at Flushing Meadows for the 2022 US Open!We have two new US Open Champions, a new world number 1, and we said good bye to th...
Monty Panesar
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What an exciting US Open it´s been! As it draws to an end, we´ve taken the chance to speak to former England cricketer Monty Panesar about the trial...
US Open Preview 2022
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the final Grand Slam of 2022 gets started, we bring together our amazing panelists to discuss all things US Open.We are joined for the first time o...
Ken Skupski on his Retirement from Pro Tennis
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Skupski is one of GB´s most successful doubles players. After a career spanning 3 decades, he recently retired from pro tennis playing his l...
Neville Godwin - It´s about the Player not the Coach
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to ATP Coach and former pro player Neville Godwin.Neville reached a career high of 90 in the world in singles and 57 in d...
Wimbledon 2022 Review
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wimbledon 2022 was another fantastic event, full of stories and stand out performances. After all the pre-event hype around the ban of Russian and Bel...
Ross Hutchins: Inside the ATP
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ross Hutchins is a former top 30 doubles player and the Chief Player Officer at the ATP. He comes from a strong British tennis stock, as the son ...
Wimbledon 2022 Preview
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It´s our favourite time of the year, and Wimbledon 2022 has kicked off with a bang! 9 Brits are already through to Round 2, the most since 1997.This ...
Jack Draper - GB´s Rising Star on the ATP Tour
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Draper is one of Great Britain´s hottest up and coming prospects.At 20-years-old he broke into the world´s top 100 ATP rankings last week. It c...
French Open 2022 Review
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 2022 French Open was an historic event. Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam, as he beat Casper Ruud in the final. Iga...
Cameron Norrie & Facu Lugones - Becoming a Top 10 ATP Player
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We first spoke to Cameron Norrie on the Control the Controllables podcast back in August 2020. He was at the US Open and sat at 76 in the ATP rankings...
French Open 2022 Preview
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The second Grand Slam of the season is underway!Can Iga Swiatek build on her 30-match winning streak to win the French Open for a second time? Will it...
Mark ´Beef´ Taylor – Supporting Ash Barty
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark ¨Beef¨ Taylor is the Head S&C Coach at Tennis Australia based out of Brisbane. He is better known as fitness coach to former WTA world numb...
Dalma Gálfi – Breaking into the world´s top 100
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dalma Gálfi is a former World junior number 1 and Junior Grand Slam champion.Dalma had a strong start to her Pro career, quickly rising up the WTA ra...
Jofre Porta - Effort is not a Sacrifice
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jofre Porta is one of a handful of tennis coaches who can say they´ve worked with two world number 1 players from a young age.The Spanish coach helpe...
Josh Sapwell - Tennis Was Easy
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At 14, Josh Sapwell was tipped to be the next Andy Murray.Having won National and European events as a junior, he became the U14 Junior World Champion...
Dr Mark Kovacs - The Serve Doctor
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we´re unpacking the biomechanics of the serve with Dr Mark Kovacs.Known as the number one serve doctor in the world, Dr Mark Kova...
Dave Pilgrim - Does Tennis need the Betting Industry?
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode aims to shine a light on a very different area of tennis: betting and gambling.Tennis is one of the most popular sports to bet on, but ma...
Matt Reid - Australia´s Unofficial Tennis Mentor
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to Australian tennis player Matt Reid.Matt has partnered some of the biggest names in Australian tennis during his career...
Alistair Higham - Match Flow Momentum
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“It feels like he´s got the momentum right now¨“There´s been a big shift in momentum in this set¨“Everything seems to be going against her¨...
Barbara Schett-Eagle – Game, Schett & Match
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is International Women´s Day and what better way to mark it than hearing from one of the most recognisable faces and voices in tennis.Barbara S...
Ukraine´s Sergiy Stakhovsky on fighting for his country
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a few weeks ago, Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky was playing the final match of his career at the Australian Open.After nearly 20 years...
Piotr Sierzputowski – The Modern Day Coach
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode we speak to Piotr Sierzputowski, the former coach of top 5 WTA player Iga Swiatek.Piotr was Iga´s coach from age 15 to 20, guidin...
Dan Smethurst - ATP Player to WTA Coach
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Smethurst is a British tennis coach and former player who most recently worked with top WTA player Johanna Konta. A talented youngster, Dan w...
Mardy Fish on Living with Anxiety
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It´s our 150th episode of Control the Controllables!And for a special episode, we have a special guest as we speak to former US number 1 and current ...
Australian Open 2022 Review
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We won´t be forgetting the 2022 Australian Open for a while!It´s been one for the history books, with Rafael Nadal winning his 21st Grand Slam thank...
Stanford Evans Boster - One voice, two weapons!
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford Evans Boster is a South African who has made USA his home, and American Tennis is lucky to have him.He is the current coach to Junior World N...
Australian Open 2022 Preview
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the first Grand Slam of 2022 underway, we´ve brought our panel of former pros back together to preview the Australian Open. What a few week...
2021 Highlights!
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today´s episode, Dan sits down with Vicki to chat through their favourite moments and key learnings from 2021 on Control the Controllables.Listen ...
Sonay Kartal - Focusing on her own path
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week´s episode we get to know up-and-coming British player Sonay Kartal.Sonay, 20, has had an impressive 2021. After coming back from injury ...
Rohan Bopanna - First-time Grand Slam Champion at 37
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna has achieved so much in his playing career. A Grand Slam champion, he has also reached multiple Grand Slam finals, ...
Keith Reynolds - Are we selling the game of tennis the right way?
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Reynolds is a tennis coach who has experienced the sport at all levels. He is the co-owner and founder of The Watchorn Tennis Club in Derby...
Francesca Jones - Northern Grit
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Francesca Jones is a British tennis player who is currently ranked 153 in the world.Originally from Bradford, the 21-year-old moved to Spain at age 10...
Lucie Ahl - No Challenge Too Big
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucie Ahl is a former British number 1 and WTA 161 singles player. She competed numerous times at Grand Slams and has a 100% record at the Fed Cup rep...
Rajeev Ram - Multiple Grand Slam Champion
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rajeev Ram is a multiple Grand Slam Champion and the current World number 4 mens doubles player.The 37-year-old American has won the Australian Open m...
Jimmy Arias - The forehand that changed tennis
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Arias is a former world number 5.At the age of 15, he became the youngest person to achieve a world ranking, and went onto win 5 ATP singles tit...
Fernando Segal - Tennis is for Life
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Segal is a world-leading coach, tennis development expert and an influential figure in the tennis world.From Argentina, Fernando has more tha...
Ben Haran - Find Your Mentor
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Haran is one of the leading tennis coaches in Great Britain.He is the Head Coach at Reeds Tennis Academy in Surrey, where for the past 17 years he...
Matt Little - Andy Murray´s S&C Coach
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Little is one of the world´s most renowned S&C Coaches.He´s worked with Andy Murray for the past 14 years, through the highs and lows of 3 ...
Ryan Jones - What it Takes
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Jones is a British Coach who has been working on the ATP/ITF tour for the past 10 years.Ryan has taken Borna Coric and Kyle Edmund into the ATP t...
Alastair Filmer - Developing a US Open Champion
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Up until the 2021 US Open, Alastair Filmer was known as one of Great Britain´s leading performance coaches. He´s now more commonly referred to ...
Alexa Guarachi - High Standards, Low Expectations
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, we speak to Alexa Guarachi who is currently World Number 12 in Womens´doubles.Alexa has just reached the Semi-Final of the Wom...
Joe Salisbury - Double US Open Champion!
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It´s not been a bad few weeks for GB´s Joe Salisbury. In fact, it´s not been a bad year!The 29-year-old completed a US Open double at the weekend, ...
Facundo Lugones - Find a Way
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Facundo Lugones has been Cameron Norrie´s coach since 2017. The pair played together on the Mens Tennis Team at Texas Christian University for 1...
Episode 130: Craig Tiley - Leading from the Front
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you watched any of the 2021 Australian Open in January, you wouldn´t have missed Craig Tiley.The Director of the Aussie Open was on our screens th...
Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champions 2021
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We´ve kept you waiting for this episode, but it´s worth the wait! Listen to our review of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships with this year´s Mi...
Maik Burlage - Smart Tennis
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maik Burlage is a former professional tennis player, and now the founder and CEO of Wingfield. The 30-year-old German played professionally for n...
Dr Jim Loehr - The Hidden Scoreboard
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist.He´s worked with hundreds of top athletes including Olympic Gold medalists and tennis playe...
Arthur Fery - Le Wizard
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to British youngster Arthur Fery.The 19-year-old came within 1 match of making the main draw at Wimbledon this year, beating ...
Brits at Wimbledon Special!
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We´ve had to wait two years, but we´re now just a few days away from watching the green grass of Wimbledon on our screens!To celebrate the return of...
French Open Review & Wimbledon Preview
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the grass court season moves into its second week, our Grand Slam panellists are back!Former Belgium number 1 Xavier Mallise, and GB Coach Mark Hil...
Luke Jensen - Choose Confidence
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you were a tennis fan in the 80´s and 90´s, you wouldn´t have missed the Jensen Brothers!The original American doubles brothers, Luke & Murp...
Mike Digby - Hitting with the Stars
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Digby has been a hitting partner to some of the biggest names in tennis.A late-comer to the game, the 23-year-old Brit played tennis to US Colleg...
Daria Abramowicz - Person first, player second
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Osaka´s withdrawal from the French Open this week has called attention to the mental health of professional tennis players.The world number 2 w...
Marcus Daniell - An Impact Greater than Tennis
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Daniell is not your ordinary professional tennis player.The 31-year-old from New Zealand has reached as high as 34 in the world in Doubles and ...
French Open Preview
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With less that 24 hours to go until Roland Garros gets underway in Paris, we´ve brought our panel of former and current pros back together to preview...
Alex Ward - Outside the Comfort Zone
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Ward is a British tennis coach and former player.He reached a career high ATP ranking of 242, winning 14 Futures titles.Alex was part of the 2010...
Paul Annacone - Coaching the Greats
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Annacone is one of the world´s leading coaches. He´s worked with some of the greats including Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Tim Henman.  ...
Mike James - A Numbers Game
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we´re talking all things data with ATP/WTA tennis analyst Mike James.Mike is a former UK tennis coach who moved into the world of te...
Carl Maes - The Professor
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Maes is best known as being former world number 1 Kim Clijster´s coach for more than a decade.As a young coach he worked with the top players in...
Iga Swiatek - Teenage Grand Slam Champion
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iga Swiatek is the 2020 French Open Champion and world number 17.At just 19 years of age, she became the lowest-ranked woman to reach the final at Rol...
Lewis Burton - "The Model" Tennis Player
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tennis fans will know Lewis Burton as a former British tennis player who reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2010.Non-tennis fans will ...
Dan Evans & Neal Skupski - Fire & Ice
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Evans & Neal Skupski speak to Control the Controllables fresh from their amazing run at the Miami & Monte Carlo ATP 1000 events.Dan made h...
Jonny O´Mara & Toby Smith - Double Trouble
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week´s episode we speak to GB´s Jonny O´Mara and his coach Toby Smith.Jonny O´Mara is a doubles specialist from Scotland who has reached a...
Tom Gullikson - Captain Gully
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you´re a fan of McEnroe, Borg, Sampras, Agassi or Courier, this is a must-listen episode! Tom Gullikson reached as high as 34 in the world in...
David Mullins - US College Tennis from all angles
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Mullins is the current Managing Director of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). He spent 12 years as Head Coach at the University of O...
Holger Rune - No Doubt
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Holger Rune has been the World Junior Number 1 for the last 3 years and at age 17 he has already started to make his move on the ATP Tour reaching the...
Dom Inglot - Dom the Bomb
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Britain´s Dom Inglot has been as high as 18 ATP Doubles, is a Davis Cup Winner, and Grand Slam Semi-Finalist, but he is much more. He is a smart, art...
Craig Veal - Step by step
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Veal is the current coach to WTA Doubles 15 in the world Alexa Guarachi. Alexa just last week won the WTA 1000 in Dubai with her partner Darija ...
Marcus Willis - From Zero to Hero!
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, British tennis player Marcus Willis rose to fame with one of the most memorable runs to the 2nd round of Wimbledon in the tournament´s histo...
John Cavill - Remote School
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Cavill is an inspiration to us all, as he creates opportunities for coaches and clubs across the UK through bringing remote ‘tennis’ classes ...
Borna Coric - Ownership
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Borna Coric is coming to the peak of his career on the ATP Tour with a current ranking of 24 in the world and a career high of 12. He gives us insight...
Louis Cayer - The Guru
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Cayer has coached multiple Top 100 singles players, but has made his global name through coaching multiple Grand Slam Doubles Champions and Worl...
Australian Open 2021 Review
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We review the Australian Open 2021 with our amazing panellists Anne Keothavong, Naomi Broady, Xavier Malisse and Mark Hilton. A fun, insightful show 😊...