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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

Mark Gellard is the coach of WTA Tour professional Magda Linette, who enjoyed a semi-final run at the 2023 Australian Open.In this first edition of the pod, he lets us in on what life on Tour is really like; the perks, plus the problems.Please rate and review and send any questions in that you"d like answering at @DOAPTCThanks, Candy ReidDOAPTC is Sponsored by: Frank Works - the Best Tennis Shoes you"ll ever wear!Many tennis players know they should be playing in tennis shoes, but don’t because they

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2025/01/21

Torben Beltz has had a highly successful career as a top coach on the WTA Tour. He helped fellow German Angie Kerber to three Major Titles and an Olympic Silver Medal. Kerber's victories included one over Serena Williams. Beltz explains how Angie got the win over the WTA great.More recently. Beltz has worked with Donna Vekic and Emma Raducanu and guided Eva Lys to the 4th round of the Australian Open 2025 as a Lucky Loser.Lys found out 5 minutes before her match with Kim Birrel that she was in! Lys

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2025/01/09

One of the best physio's in professional tennis (and plenty of other sports too) joins DOAPTC on this episode. What Graham Anderson doesn't know about the body, probably doesn't need to be known - although he's an extremely humble man - as you'll hear. Graham tells Candy all about the most common injuries in tennis, his life on Tour and how he got to where he is. It's part of professional tennis that probably isn't spoken about enough, but ask any player and they'll tell you that the

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1:11:40

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2024/12/29

Craig Boynton joins us on this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach. He has worked with lots of great US Players including John Isner, Stevie Johnson and James Blake - but had the most success with Hubi Hurkacz - whom he helped achieve a career-high ranking of world number 6 making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singles history.. Together, Boynton and Hurkacz won multiple ATP Tour Singles Titles, including 2 at Masters 1000 level - the first at the 2021 Miami Open and the second at

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45:20

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2024/12/25

Peter Johnston is our guest on this special edition of DOAPTC. Peter is Tournament Director for the Hong Kong ATP 250 event in the first week of the 2025 calendar. Just like last year, it's got a great line-up with four players inside the world's top 20 entered - and Next Gen Stars Jerry Shang and Learner Tien. There's so much that goes into running a tournament, so much in particular behind the scenes - and Peter gives us insight into his role; how and why the players decide to play a particular

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42:25

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2024/12/23

Italian Davis Cup and Doubles Star Andrea Vavassori is on this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach. in 2024, Andrea not only won the biggest team competition in the sport, the Davis Cup (also featuring Jannik Sinner), but also his first Major Title - the 2024 US Open Mixed Doubles tournament with Sara Errani. In addition, Vavassori reached two Major Finals with Simone Bolellli in men's doubles. Quite a year!In this conversation, he details the many highs, his chat with no 1 Sinner and

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50:06

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2024/12/16

An exclusive on DOAPTC as Chris Eaton reveals himself as the new coach of Christopher Eubanks, who had a miraculous 2023 season, soaring into the world's top 30.2024 wasn't quite as successful for Eubanks, and so he's got a new strategy for 2025, alongside the former coach of Rajeev Ram.Chris Eaton details the way they got together and remembers how he coached against his new charge in College Tennis in the USA. It's an intriguing listen! from a man who went to the same school as Henman, Delgado and

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2024/12/09

Mike James · a Tennis Performance Analyst at Mouratoglou Tennis Academyjoins Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach.If you're a fan of professional tennis, then you've likely seen Mike sit court-side on multiple occasions. He's worked with the likes of Holger Rune and Coco Gauff to name a few - giving them tips on how to access marginal gains and beat the odds. This chat exposes just how important the numbers are in tennis - but where do Mike and his colleagues get their information from; how do they

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45:28

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2024/12/02

Nick Horvat, who coached Donna Vekic to the best season of the Croatian's career in 2024, is on DOAPTC. Nick begins with an inspirational quote and story about how success comes from long-term thinking; has some huge news in regards to his coaching career next year; speaks about his feelings during Donna's incredible semi-final run at Wimbledon and Olympic Final in Paris; and tells us how he has helped Vekic pick her next coach. It's a must-listen, so please enjoy!You can watch the interview on

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55:53

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2024/11/29

Bryan Shelton, coach and father of USA Superstar Ben, joins us on DOAPTC for a fascinating discussion on all things coaching. Bryan was a former ATP player, coach of NCAA winning college teams (Georgia Tech women's and University of Florida men's) and now has guided Ben to a career-high top 20 ranking and a major semi-final at the 2023 US Open. Bryan tells Mark Gellard and Candy Reid what he admires so much about Jannik Sinner; what Ben is working on and why he's such an outlier in the family

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29:06

Novak hires Andy!

Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach ·

2024/11/24

Novak Djokovic hires Andy Murray as his new coach, in a shock announcement that has the tennis world completely intrigued and excited for 2025! Leading Serbian Tennis Journalist Vuk Brajovic has all the insight and speaks to Candy Reid about how it came about; what Novak wants out of the arrangement; and how they'll deal with awkward and difficult moments. It's a revelatory chat!Enjoy and you can also watch on YouTube - DOAPTCThanks to our sponsor - the ERT300 (Ert300.com) Hosted on Acast. See

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48:52

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2024/11/18

On this edition of DOAPTC, Patricia Tarabini joins Candy for an absorbing chat on getting to a career-high ranking of 29; receiving advise from Steffi Graff, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert; and then moving into coaching - where she started with Conchita Martinez and is now working with Anna Kalinskaya. Patricia details their 5 years together so far and reveals the secret to a breakout 2024 for Anna, whom she describes as a 'very special person'.Patricia gives us her top 3 things that all

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42:00

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2024/11/11

On this edition of DOAPTC, a top data analyst joins Mark and Candy to talk about the benefits of marginal gains; how the experts disseminate information to the players, via the coaches; and the important numbers and statistics that all tennis players need to know. Shreyas Gajendragadkar is the founder of SpinInsight Analytics, who look after top WTA and ATP players. It's a great listen so please enjoy!You can find out more about Shreyas and his company at SpinInsight | Tennis AnalyticsOur thanks to

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57:07

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2024/11/02

Belgian Coach Phillipe Dehaes joins us on the latest edition of DOAPTC. Phillipe has coached many big names, including Xavier Malisse on the ATP side and Elise Mertens, Daria Kasatkina, and now Greet Minnen on the WTA side. He's been involved in the coaching game for 30 years and brings his great experience to the podcast.It's an informative listen - so please enjoy!Our thanks to the ERT300 - the Sponsor of DOAPTC. Get yours at ERT300.com and there's 10% off with TennispodcastWatch DOAPTC on

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46:33

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2024/10/22

On this edition of DOAPTC - the great Vlad Platinik joins Mark and Candy to talk tennis and specifically, coaching. He's the current coach of Wimbledon breakout star, Lulu Sun - and has worked with the likes of recent Ningbo Champion Daria Kasatkina, and a whole host of WTA greats. Find out why he got into coaching - how the coaches and players need representation and his thoughts of improving the game as a whole. It's a great chat for anyone who loves tennis! Enjoy!Thanks to DOAPTC's sponsor, the

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2024/10/14

On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark Gellard speaks to one of the best in the stringing business, Richard Parnell - the man behind the world-famous 'knot,' to find out all the inside knowledge on strings, stringing and which players use which tension and why. It's a great listen. Richard and Mark also discuss the ERT 300 - a handy dynamic tension tool, which kindly sponsors the podcast.You can also watch the podcast on the YouTube channel - please Like, Subscribe and give us your feedback - we'd love to

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2024/10/07

On this edition of DOAPTC, Dan Kiernan, the coach of Gaby Debrowski and Erin Routliffe (who have now qualified for the WTA Season-ending doubles tournament in Riyadh), joins us to talk about a whole host of issues, including the recent China Open; Doubles prowess; Iga Swiatek's love of 'Dingles' and the incredible level of the Tour, starting with Sinner and Alcaraz (what a final that was!!)It's a great listen and you can hear more from Dan on his podcast 'Control the Controllables' whose guests

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2024/09/28

On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy are joined by professional WTA player Magda Linette. Mark & Magda join us from the Thailand Open in Hua-Hin and discuss the upcoming Asian swing, the current state of tennis and how Mark and Magda initially entered the tennis world!Enjoy, and our thanks to sponsor ERT300.com. For 10% off, head to their website and put in code tennispodcast.Apologies for the sound issues....We will get it right soon!Also, our thanks to Shawn Kitchin for the 'new look'

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2024/09/09

On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy chat US Open at the business end of the fourth and final major of the year. Mark is in the Cayman Islands Scuba Diving, whilst Candy is hard at work (!?) commentating on the tournament for the World Feed. As Mark goes underwater (literally!), Candy speaks to a top chef who has worked with many of the world's top tennis players. Find out what professional tennis players eat, why and when.Enjoy, and our thanks to sponsor ERT300.com. For 10% off, head to their

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26:41

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2024/08/30

On the latest edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy discuss all things Major as the US Open is upon us. What does Mark think of the Jannik Sinner doping scandal - you might be surprised - and who does he think will win the singles titles? This and an awful lot more of fun tennis discussion!We've got a new look - please check it out on the YouTube channel DOAPTC. Thanks to our sponsor the ERT300.comDon't forget to visit the website and plug in 'tennispodcast' for your 10% discount. Hosted on Acast. See

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47:20

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2024/08/21

Taylor Townsend's coach, John Williams, joins us on this week's pod - which comes right before the US Open. Townsend is into the top 50 and has just reached a WTA 1000-level Quarter-final for the first time. John tells us all about the improvements made; how motherhood has helped Taylor understand her body better; and disagrees with Mark about on-court coaching - oh, and they also discuss why there's very little collaboration between coaches on Tour - is it because everyone is trying to hide

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