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Tennis Lifestyle Podcast

Gianluca Sola

We talk tennis and....life. Because tennis is not only a sport but a way of life!

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00:55:45

E34 - Rick Macci, Iconic Coach to the Greatest

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2022/01/04

Rick Macci is a very well known name in the tennis world.He is a legendary coach who owns and operates one of the most famous tennis academies in the world in Boca Raton, Florida (the Rick Macci Tennis Academy). USPTA Hall of Fame Tennis coach USPTA Master Professional Seven-time USPTA national coach of the year Trained five number one ranked players: Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams. And coached many other great juniors and top

01:17:17

E33 - Craig Shapiro, Podcast Host & Tennis Rascal

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/10/31

Amazing chat with Craig Shapiro - tennis influencer, insider and podcaster. Craig is the creator and host of the Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast which is my favourite tennis podcast. I started listening to Craigs' podcast a few years ago when it was known as the Under Review Tennis Podcast. It is an excellent listen; Craig has an incredible list of great guests and is very good at interviewing them and asking interesting questions. He is not only very enthusiastic and funny but his chats are also very

01:14:47

E32 - Robbie Koenig, "Broadcasting Nearer the Gods"

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/10/17

Really nice conversation with the legendary broadcaster and former professional player Robbie Koenig. If you watch tennis on TV, there is a very high chance you have listened to his commentary! In this episode we chat about: Laver Cup 2021, which was held in Boston and won by team Europe. His Professional career as a tennis player. Former South African professional tennis player, had great success as a doubles player winning 5 doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the 1998 US Open men's

01:07:24

E31 - Enrico Maria Riva, ATP Tennis Graphics and...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/09/20

Great chat with Enrico Maria Riva. Enrico is a graphics and stats operator for the ATP and tennis TV channels. He gets to travel all over the world and is the man behind all the graphics and stats shown during matches and tournaments. He also obviously collaborates closely with all the English speaking tennis commentators and feeds them useful info and stats in order to make the broadcast more interesting! He has a very large twitter following which includes everyone from Novak to Piatti to

00:57:21

E30 - Marco Panichi, Novak's Fitness Coach

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/07/15

In this episode I chat with Marco Panichi. We talk straight after the 2021 Wimbledon final which was won by Novak Djokovic (his 20th grand slam title) who Marco is currently working with as a fitness trainer. Marco has had an incredible career; he has an enormous amount of experience as a fitness coach and as a life coach to many tennis players and athletes. Marco Panichi is an Italian professional Coach and Massophysiotherapist, high-level motor preparation trainer, currently working with Novak

00:44:48

E29 - Frederic Fontang, Coach of Felix...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/05/30

In this episode I have a great chat with Frederic Fontang who is in Paris at the French Open 2021, coaching Felix Auger-Aliassime. A successful junior, Fontang won the Petits As in 1984 and was the French 16s champion in 1986. An ATP Professional Player between 1989 and 1998, reached a career-high ranking of World No. 59, and captured the ATP Tour title in Palermo in 1991. After his playing career, Frederic became coach of Jeremy Chardy and remained with him for 12 years. During this time Chardy won

01:10:38

E28 - Vanni Gibertini, The Tennis Journalist

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/05/20

In this episode I chat to Vanni Gibertini. Vanni is a tennis correspondent / journalist for Ubitennis.com since 2010; he is also a part time editor. Italian from Modena, and currently lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ubitennis.com is a very popular tennis news website founded by Ubaldo Scanagatta, the legendary tennis journalist from Italy. Vanni is a freelance sports writer but also an experienced airline professional that has a background in aviation having worked for International Air Transport

01:07:55

E27 - "JL" John-Laffnie de Jager, Former South...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/05/10

Great chat with John-Laffnie De Jager! "JL" is a South African former professional tennis player. Had a career high singles of 313, but had great success as a doubles player with a career high of 11 and 7 titles. He also reached 4 grand slam doubles semi finals and 2 mixed doubles finals. JL achieved 4th place in the Sydney Olimpics in 2000 and qualified for the ATP Doubles Championship in 1999. He is a Grade A star GPTCA level coach, certified by the ATP; and captained the South African Davis Cup

01:07:10

E26 - Boris Sobkin, Russian Tennis Hall of Famer and...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/04/04

In this episode I interview Boris Sobkin who speaks to me from Moscow. He talks about his career, his relationship with Mikhail Youzhny, the current state of Russian tennis and much more... Boris is a legendary coach and teacher of our sport. He is over 70 years of age and still busy coaching at the highest level. He has an enormous amount of experience and probably can talk about Russian tennis better than most people. He is currently working with Alexander Bublik and the Kazakhstan tennis

00:45:50

E25 - Salvador Navarro, Coach and US Open Champion...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/03/24

Salvador Navarro is a GPTCA A* Level International Coach from Barcelona, Spain. His career highlights include: 2013, 2014, 2015: Flavia Pennetta's coach; won Fed Cup 2013 with Italy, reached semis at US Open 2013, won Indian Wells 2014 and US Open 2015 2011, 2012: Coached Tommy Robredo (winner of ATP Santiago de Chile and Casablanca) and Marc López (4 ATP doubles trophies, Davis Cup finalist with Spain in 2012, WTF London doubles champion) 2010: Coached Pablo Andujar, ATP Career High #32 2008, 2009:

01:10:10

E24 - Fernando Segal, World Famous Tennis Developer...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/03/11

In this must listen episode, I speak to Fernando Segal. Fernando is an Argentinian International development tennis specialist and builder. He is also a master coach. He is a very influential figure in the tennis world and has over 45 years experience in coaching, producing tennis programs, tennis clinics and camps, coaches’ courses, teams, events and promoting his vision about how to play. He has written 11 books and has directed national development programs for federations and tennis projects in

01:15:50

E23 - Bogdan Obradovic, Legendary Serbian Coach and...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/03/04

In this episode I have the privilege to interview legendary Serbian coach Bogdan Obradovic. It is a must listen! Bogdan is a really interesting personality, very outspoken and opinionated. He had many interesting things to say on Serbian tennis, Davis Cup success, Novak Djokovic and discussed many other topics including his passion for guitar and Alan Ford comics! Bogdan is one of the few GPTCA - A star level coaches (global professional tennis coach association); he is also the Serbian President of

00:52:41

E22 - Egon Samaai, Top SA Junior, US College Player...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/02/12

In this episode I chat to Egon Samaai who I recently ran into during a tournament in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Egon talks to us about his tennis journey and amazing experiences and achievements! Egon was a top South African junior tennis player from Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. He achieved highest national ranking of #1 in u/16 and u/18 and captained South African National Schools team with tours to England and Scotland. He was a National doubles champion in Matric College. After high

01:01:09

E21 - Piet "Pietie" Norval, Olimpic Doubles Silver...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/01/27

In this episode I chat to Pietie Norval. Pietie is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira. The pair won the silver medal, after losing the final to Boris Becker and Michael Stich from Germany. Norval reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 June 1989, when he became the no. 125 of the world in singles. He was

01:02:46

E20 - Marcia Grey, "Yoga For Tennis"

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2021/01/20

In this Episode I interview Marcia Grey. Marcia talks about her ebook "Yoga for Tennis" which she co-wrote with Phillip Kim. Phillip Kim, also known as "PK" kindly put me in touch with Marcia. He is a USTA Tennis Professional, Tennis Pro at the Langham Huntington Hotel and Director of Tennis, City of Azusa, California. He also has his own Tennis Blog : www.lovesetmatch.net and podcast called TennisPAL Chronicles Podcast. Marcia, on the other hand, is a Certified Yoga Instructor, ACE Certified

00:59:13

E19 - Strings with Jens Barthelmes

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2020/12/12

In this Episode I chat again with Jens Barthelmes! Jens gives us a few updates on the world of tennis strings; he also talks and gives advice on what string type and set up is better for players with certain game styles. He talks about strings, string companies, trends in the stringing world and also about his exciting new project which he will launch in 2021, and much more! Jens is the founder of stringforum.net. He has extensive knowledge in the field of tennis strings, stringing machines and

01:25:15

E18 - Jofre Porta, Maverick Coach of Mallorca

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2020/11/25

In this episode, I have the honor to chat with Jofre Porta, a true legend in the tennis world. Jofre is the owner and operator of Global Tennis Team, an international tennis academy in Mallorca, Spain. It is considered one of the best tennis schools in the world and I have had the privilege to experience it twice with my family! You will be greeted with the words: "welcome to hell". It is a small but highly professional set up run by Jofre and his amazing wife Afiza. Here he has developed and puts

00:37:07

E17 - "Settling the Score" with Sebastian Gamba

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2020/11/04

In this episode I speak to Sebastian Gamba who is the producer of "Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score", a 2020 Netflix documentary/movie. Sebastián Gamba is a producer, known for Francisco, El Jesuita (2015), El Representante de Dios (2011) and ¿De quién es el portaligas? (2007). We talk about his new documentary which focuses on Guillermo Vilas, the great Argentine tennis champion and Eduardo Puppo, an Argentine journalist who strives to prove that his countryman, Guillermo Villas, was wrongly

01:24:06

E16 - Locker Room Power with David Sammel

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2020/10/15

David Sammel is a professional tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. He is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Locker Room Power: Building An Athlete’ Mind’, and founder of Mindset College. He is also Head Coach for TeamBath, a former professional tennis player, ex-president of the British Tennis Coaches Association and an accredited ATP Tour coach with over 30 years’ experience coaching international players. David has coached dozens of professional players and international junior

00:56:31

E15 - Lance Pierre Du Toit, Journey From Junior to...

Tennis Lifestyle Podcast ·

2020/10/08

Lance is a former tennis player from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. He chats to me about his tennis journey from junior player to playing tournaments in the ITF World Tennis Tour. We discuss the challenges but also positive lessons of this journey; and the various obstacles that a young player may face in this process. Lance talks to us very openly and gives great advice on this process especially for our young South African tennis players. He also answers our mega rapid fire questions

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