Henrik Wallensten is in testing mode and has been trying the new Wilson Shift, the Babolat Pure Drive 98 and…drumroll…the HEAD Ti.S6. The legend of the HEAD Ti.S6 You have probably seen a HEAD Ti.S6 somewhere where you play tennis. It’s become an icon in veteran tennis. Why? Because with its insanely user-friendly specs, you get a light racquet with lots of power that is still relatively comfortable (especially when …
The tennis tours have started with the United Cup, Adelaide, and Auckland. One question needs to be tackled on the podcast: what’s up, Rafa? What’s up, Rafa? Rafael Nadal is one of the favorites for the Australian Open 2023 title, but his start at the United Cup was slightly ominous. Two losses out of two matches and some obvious issues on the serve. Dennis Timar and I speculate about abdominal …
During a podcast, you sometimes say something that sounds like a good headline. That was the case with “the Kanye West of Tennis”. The Kanye West of Tennis I hope you check out the Tennisnerd podcast and subscribe if you find it entertaining. You can listen to the episode and other episodes below. Once a week, Dennis Timar joins me to discuss certain topics. Usually centered around the main news …
Fabrice Sbarro is one of the world’s leading performance analysts. He works with some of the best players on the ATP and WTA tours. Podcast with Fabrice Sbarro Fabrice Sbarro is a true tennis nerd. He was one of the first coaches to employ data and statistics in his work, and today he is one of the leaders in this growing field. He helps professional tennis players develop strategies and …
Why is there a toilet in the tree? Listen to my almost two-hour conversation with coach Evan Gaudreau. You will find the answer. A personal conversation with Coach Evan Gaudreau Coach Evan has been on the Tennisnerd podcast several times, discussing some of his interesting thoughts around patterns of play and box training. Click here if you want to read some of his analysis pieces. Â But we had never had …
Ben Shelton’s shoes deserved a brief segment at the end of this episode of the Tennisnerd podcast. Before that we delve into  ATP Finals, Next Gen Finals and new racquets. Ben Shelton’s Shoes Why did we mention Ben Shelton’s shoes and what are they? Well, they are the New Balance 996 V.45 and the reason we got into them is that they are quite fugly in my humble opinion. But …
It’s a question that has popped up from time to time during pickleball’s insane rise in the US. But is pickleball killing tennis? Is pickleball killing tennis? Regarding pickleball killing tennis, we need to focus on the US because, in Europe, padel is doing something similar. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport of all time and a fun and easy way to get into racquet sports. The relatively flat learning …
In my latest podcast episode together with Dennis Timar we go through our Paris Masters predictions, the WTA finals and more. As always on the podcast, we not only do Paris Masters predictions but also get into some racquet stuff. We try to keep it interesting and centered around our passion for the sport. You can listen to the episode below or on your favorite podcast app/player or the embedded …
I was invited to the Functional Tennis Podcast to discuss the racquet of the year and other things about tennis racquets. If you don’t know Functional Tennis, it is a brand run by tennis enthusiast Fabio Molle with a massive Instagram following of more than half a million followers. He curates tennis content from around the world but also has interesting training-focused products like the Match Journal, the Tennis Pointer, …
In this podcast episode, I’m joined by the Laver Cup 2022 stringing team, where we talk about stringing for the big 4 and much more. Stringing for the big 4 – The Laver Cup stringing team It’s the first time I’ve done a podcast with six people. So big thanks to Edwin, Mauro, Huw, Richard, Dennis, and Martin for joining the Tennisnerd podcast. It’s always interesting to hear from the …
