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Harri Heliovaara Interview: Winning Wimbledon, Handling Pressure, 2nd Serve Psychology, Tour Doubles Changes, & More
18 Dec 2024
Harri Heliovaara is the 2024 Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champion and the 2023 US Open mixed doubles champion. He's currently ranked #16 on the ATP doubles tour. Heliovaara is also one of my favorite players to watch because of his entertaining celebrations and on-court demeanor.This interview with Harri covers his Wimbledon run, doubles changes, his story, and more.Why he quit professional tennis in 2013 before returning in 2017.How he mentally overcame being down multiple match points in the Wimbledon final.Serve struggles and how he's improved his 2nd serve, including specific drills.His experience being mic'd up in DC (video below), and what other changes he'd like to see to help make doubles more popular.Offseason training.The process of changing partners and new teams for 2025.Learn more about Harri:ATP Tour ProfileWikipediaHarri's Favorites:Tennis Book: The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy GallweyNon-Tennis Book: The Unknown Soldier by Vaino LinnaTournament: WimbledonDream Mixed Doubles Partner: Anna DanilinaSingles Player You Want to Play Doubles With: Alexander BublikOff Season Hobbies: Hang out with children (1 & 3 years old); Aviation- he likes to take his daughter to the airport to watch planes landing and taking off.Harri's advice: Watch more doubles! More from this episode:Follow Harri on InstagramHarri mic'd up at the DC Open: ----- **Join the #1 Doubles Strategy Newsletter for Club Tennis Players** New doubles strategy lessons weekly straight to your inbox **Become a Tennis Tribe Member**Tennis Tribe Members get access to premium video lessons, a monthly member-only webinar, doubles strategy Ebooks & Courses, exclusive discounts on tennis gear, and more. Learn More & Sign Up Here **Other Free Doubles Content** Serve Strategy Cheatsheet Return Strategy Cheatsheet Serve Strategy 101 - Video Course
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