Davor Dekaris from Tennis Haus joined me on the Tennisnerd podcast for an interesting conversation about coaching, content and tour life. Davor Dekaris from Tennis Haus You can listen to my podcast with Davor from Tennis Haus and Tchefuncta Country Club (in Covington, Louisiana, where he works as Tennis Director) below or on Spotify, iTunes or your other favorite audio platforms. If you scroll down you will also find time stamps for a better overview of what we talk about, but you also get ability to jump around a bit in the conversation. You can watch it podcast on YouTube. The …
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I sat down with Meike Babel, former WTA Top 30, to talk about her career, her transition to coaching and content creation. It was a fun chat! Podcast with Meike Babel Meike Babel is a former WTA top 30 player who now works as a coach and is building a strong online following. She is refreshingly open and honest, and we had a great conversation, which I hope you all will enjoy! If you do, please subscribe to the podcast. You can listen to the Tennisnerd podcast in the embedded player below, on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes and other podcasting platforms. …
It’s time for another episode of the Tennisnerd podcast, this time with Grisha Kuklin from Gladiators Tennis. Grisha Kuklin from Gladiators Tennis Grigory “Grisha” Kuklin is an aspiring pro player and content creator with his brand name Gladiators Tennis. He has been a hitting partner to top pros like Medvedev and Rublev and documents his journey on the ITF Tour on his YouTube channel. He is refreshingly honest and energetic, and we had a lot of fun in this hour of conversation. There are a few recurring themes in recent episodes of the Tennisnerd podcast—the struggles of being a pro …
Sarah Koudouzian is a bestselling author and fitness entrepreneur. She was once a high-ranked aspiring pro, but a nasty injury crushed her tennis dreams, and she had to find herself outside the tennis court. In this podcast, we talk about her journey outside tennis and how she found the sport again when she needed it most. Podcast with Sarah Koudouzian We covered many different topics in my podcast with Sarah, but I think the theme that resonated most with me and inspired the title was how tennis can break you down in a way but also build you up. In …
I have been a long-time fan of Ian Westermann from Essential Tennis, and I was excited to sit down and talk to him for the Tennisnerd podcast. Ian Westermann from Essential Tennis Ian is a wise man. You don’t need to listen to him for long to learn that. And that is one of the personal benefits of doing the Tennisnerd podcast. It’s allowing me to connect and learn from intelligent people like Ian and the many other guests I’ve had on the podcast. And I like when the topics go a little outside tennis and become bigger than the game …
I sat down with star coach Rick Macci to talk about Grand Slam predictions, AI, Novak and much more. Here is Rick Macci on Wimbledon 2023. Rick Macci on Wimbledon 2023 This is my second podcast with legendary coach Rick Macci (Williams sisters, Capriati, Roddick, Sharapova, etc). You can check out the first one here. In this episode, we get into Wimbledon 2023, artificial intelligence, Novak’s legacy and a lot more. You can listen to the episode below, and you also get the timestamps. The episode is available on YouTube, Spotify and iTunes. Listen to the podcast Timestamps 00:00 Intro …
He covered tennis for 30 years for the New York Times and has written the bestselling Federer biography called “The Master”. This is my podcast with Christopher Clarey. Podcast with Christopher Clarey This is something a little special for Federer fans. First of all, I want to say that if you haven’t read “The Master”, which is Clarey’s excellent biography about the life and career of Roger Federer, then you should! It’s a bestseller for a reason. Here is a link to The Master. Clarey has unique insight into the life of Federer, after having interviewed him for 20 years …
In this episode of the Tennisnerd podcast, we discuss our recent trip with Adidas to Paris. And also about Henrik’s recent racquet switch and much more. Henrik’s recent racquet switch Many of you have already seen or heard my previous podcasts with Davis Cup stringer and Swedish Tennis Magazine reporter, Henrik Wallensten. We do a semi-regular segment of the Tennisnerd podcast called “Racquet talk”, which seems quite popular among fellow tennis nerds. You can see some time stamps below and you will be able to watch the video on YouTube or listen to the podcast on your favorite platforms like …
Karue Sell is a former #371 ATP professional and UCLA college tennis standout. He runs My Tennis HQ and coaches Marcos Giron. Here is my podcast with Karue Sell. Podcast with Karue Sell If you watch tennis on YouTube, I’m sure you have come across Karue Sell and My Tennis HQ. On his channel, he regularly shares coaching “NTRP 4.5, now what?” where he coaches fellow YouTuber Winston Du to get to the next level in tennis. I have been a follower of his channel for a while and thought it would be interesting to sit down and talk about …
I have been a fan of Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis for a while, and it was a lot of fun to have him on the podcast. Podcast with Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis Nikola Aracic is a former top 40 NCAA D1 college player and tennis coach with 25 years of experience. He is one of the leading coaches on YouTube and has built a devoted following thanks to his straightforward approach and coaching methods. In this podcast, we talk about everything from how he got started, to racquets and strings, if it’s too late to become a pro, …