Welcome back to part two of a special edition of the ATP Podcast focussing on the Greatest of All Time, the GOAT. Presenter Seb Lauzier is back with former WTA Player Jill Craybas and tennis journalist and author of biographies on both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, Chris Bowers and having discussed the numbers and how they stack up, in this concluding edition of the podcast, the team discuss the intangibles - consistency, dominance, mentality, as well as looking at contributiong factors such as

Strength and Conditioning trainer Jez Green speaks to Jill Craybas about what he's learnt working with the likes of Seb Korda, Andy Murray And Alexander Zverev.

First came the Australian giants Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Margaret Court and Rod Laver, then the electricity of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, the athleticism and power of Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf and their countless rivals before the entrance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams who together took title-winning standards to a whole new level. This year Djokovic has achieved a feat many considered out of reach in equalling Margaret Court’s record 24

Welcome to the second of a series of ATP Podcast specials. This week presenter Chris Bowers looks at the development of tennis away from the court, from its global appeal, to the various innovations and its ambition to reach new audiences on new platforms. To help us along this journey we’re joined by tennis glitterati including Cedric Pioline, Nick Kyrgios, Paul Haarhuis, Brad Stine, Ivan Ljubicic and many more. Headlines are...PAUL HAARHUIS ON THE WORLDWIDE NATURE OF THE SPORT- ’Tennis is doing

The first of a series of ATP Podcast specials focusing on various aspects of the game and to kick things off we look at how tennis was played and viewed 20-30 years ago, how it is currently and how we think it might shape up in the future and to do that presenter Chris Bowers is joined by some of the greatest minds on the circuit including Roger Federer’s former coach, Ivan Ljubicic, top 10 player Radek Stepanek, who after spending time coaching Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov, can now be found

HAMAD MEDJEDOVIC ON HISTEMPERAMENT- ‘I’m trying to keep relaxed, but I’m very emotional on the court and I want to win every match I’m playing and sometimes you get nervous, but I’m fighting with myself, with my emotions on the court and I’m trying to be as positive as I can be, so this is my main goal’.ARTHUR FILS ON LEWIS HAMILTON- ‘He’s an unbelievable champion and it’s crazy what he’s doing from where he’s from. He’s my idol since when I was young and I’m really not doing like him, but I’m

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ADAM HOGG ON THE NEXTGEN ATP FINALS IN JEDDAH- ’The event has build a head of steam over the past five, six years and we’re really excited now to take the sport to a new marketplace in Saudi and to be the first professional tennis event in the Kingdom. It’s a huge opportunity’.DOUBLES STAR EDOUARD ROGER-VASSELIN ON THE FRENCH PLAYERS- ‘In France we were so lucky to have Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet who were top ten, top twenty for so many

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON WINNING A RECORD SEVENTH NITTO ATP FINALS CROWN- ‘Very special, one of the best season’s I’ve had in my life no doubt and to crown it by beating the hometown hero in Jannik who has played amazing tennis this week is phenomenal’.NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON FINISHING YEAR-END NO 1- ’It’s amazing because starting the year I knew schedule-wise I wouldn’t being playing the tour as much as other players, so I didn't know if I fancied my chances to end the year as number one, but I was fortunate to

Jill Craybas sits down with Nitto ATP Finals hitting partner Gonzalo Bueno to find out more about the youngster from Peru.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON BEING WORLD NUMBER ONE-‘If you’re aiming to be top five, top ten, top fifteen in the world and want to reach a certain level of consistency and that’s your goal, that’s fine but it’s completely different story if that’s your goal and that’s all that interests you and I was never interested in being anything other than number one’.MARCA TENNIS EDITOR JOAN SOLSONA ON HOW YOU CAN COMPARE CARLOS ALCARAZ TO RAFAEL NADAL- ‘In terms of style of game they are totally different, but of

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON TAKING TIME AWAY FROM THE TOUR- ‘I’ve played professional tennis over twenty years now and I’m so grateful that tennis has allowed me to build an incredible platform and I try to make the most of the weeks that I’m not playing, spend time with family and rest my body, and I’ve definitely rested my body!'STEFANOS TSITSIPAS ON QUALIFYING FOR TURIN- ‘It’s a whole celebration of the best of the best in our sport. We get together and focus on the fact that we are the best in the world

FERNANDO VICENTE ON ANDREY RUBLEV’S BELIEF- ‘I think he really believes, but the problem in all of these quarter-finals, in seven of them we didn’t really have a chance because we faced better players and he was young, but in one of them against Marin Cilic, he didn’t really act good in the fifth, but he’s ready to cross the line’.IVAN LJUBICIC ON BEING BACK ON TOUR AS A COACH AND CONSULTANT- ‘I’m back on tour as ever since Covid with Roger Federer he didn’t really travel much. Everything is more

TOMMY PAUL ON THECAMARADERIEBETWEEN AMERICAN PLAYERS- ‘For me it’s all fun and I think for almost all of us. I mean I think if I was on tour without any Americans, I don’t know how long I’d play the sport, as I have so much more fun by just having them here’.ALEX DE MINAUR ON HIS STRONG 2023- ‘I’m definitely not taking it all for granted. It’s a pretty good position to be in, but as with everything with life, when you get to a certain spot you want more and so that’s the kind of stage i’m at now, I

Holger Rune's mum Aneke sits down with Jill Craybas to discuss all manner of subjects including growing up in Denmark, his mentality and his desire to become the world's best tennis player.

HUBERT HURKACZ ON VOLLEYING- ‘Definitely it’s important for my game you know because I can serve pretty big and that definitely helps to set up another shot as I can follow to the net, so as long as I can be aggressive from the base line, I can come to the net’.GRIGOR DIMITROV COACH JAMIE DELGADO ON HIS PLAYER- ‘He’s got all the shots and he’s been using his slice well to set up his best shots, but most players play better when they are being pro-active and looking to make things happen a little bit

TOURNAMENT DIRECTORMICHAEL LUEVANO ON THE RETURN OF THE SHANGHAI MASTERS- 'Tennis is huge in China, it is the last untapped market. They’ve embraced a new generation of players and now they are more educated, they’re younger, we have the youngest audience demographic on the entire ATP Tour in terms of fans, so we’re going to be the best Masters 1000 event in the world'ATP CHAIRMAN ANDREA GAUDENZI ON TENNIS IN CHINA- ‘China is a very big market and tennis is a global sport, so our presence here in

YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA ON THE BENEFITS OF A HIGHER RANKING- ‘Before I was seeded at Grand Slams I was looking at the draw ceremony and thinking that I didn’t want to play Djokovic or Medvedev and those top players, but now that I’m seeded I don’t have to think about that and then I can focus on my tennis for the first few rounds’.YIBING WU ON MAKING SACRIFICES- ‘In the past two years I’ve only been home once and I didn’t have that much time because I’m now based in Florida. It’s very tough not to see

This week’s show focusses on the Laver Cup. Chris Bowers is joined by tennis commentator and former WTA player Sam Smith to look back over the event and discuss its place in the tennis calendar. They also introduce a number or interviews and features. Headlines are...TEAM WORLD CAPTAIN JOHN MCENROE’This is something that I’ve believed in from the beginning and to me it was like a no-brainer and I worry that our sport doesn’t understand what It has sometimes and I believe the name Rod Laver is a name

This week Candy Reid interviews legendary tennis coach Rick Macci in a podcast special. Headlines are...RICK MACCI ON COACHING KIDS- ‘It’s all the other things that stick with the kids that help them become a better doctor or lawyer, or treat their kids better or you know, I help kids get better grades or get off drugs or treat people better. To me I don’t just change strokes, I change lives and that’s the best feeling in the world’.RICK MACCI ON WORKING WITH PARENTS- ‘It’s not only about teaching

Jill Craybas sits down with Croatian doubles players Ivan Dodig to talk about the many successes in his career and what he's learnt from over two decades at the top.