The Tennis Files Podcast

On Episode 208 of The Tennis Files Podcast, pro tennis coach Claudio Pistolesi reveals his top insights from over four decades of playing and coaching on the ATP/WTA Tour that will help you reach your fullest tennis potential.Claudio is the Director of the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) Bolles in Jacksonville, Florida. He was ranked as high as #71 on the ATP Tour and defeated many top ATP Tour pros, including Mats Wilander, Sergi Bruguera, David Wheaton, and Aaron Krickstein. Claudio has trained and coached numerous top ATP/WTA Tour pros, including Monica Seles, Robin Soderling, Simone Bollelli, Daniela Hantuchova, Takao Suzuki and Ai Sugiyama. He is also a volunteer coach for the University of North Florida Tennis Team.On the show, you’ll learn why Italy has so many top #100 ranked tennis players, how the sound of an Italian cannon helped develop a world class serve, how Claudio got in the zone and defeated world #1 Mats Wilander, how he brought Simone Bolelli from world #248 to #36 in less than three years, why empathy is the key to success in coaching, and much more! I hope you enjoy my interview with Claudio! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox!Global Professional Tennis Coach AssociationJTCC.org Claudio Pistolesi EnterpriseClaudio’s Instagram PageClaudio’s Facebook PageRange; Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized WorldThe Inner Game of TennisMatch Play and the Spin of the BallEmotional IntelligenceEmail Claudio at cpistolesi@jtcc.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 207 of The Tennis Files Podcast, high performance coaches Mark Jeffery and Ramon Osa will reveal how to play your best tennis when it matters most.Mark Jeffery is the founder of Big Point Player Training. He is a 12 years British HM Forces veteran, former Army champion, and mentors players and coaches on how to perform their best under high pressure. Ramon Osa is a world-class tennis coach, Tennis Summit instructor, and the founder of OsaTennis360.On the show, you’ll learn the four key elements that will elevate your tennis performance, examples of mental toughness in the Wimbledon finals matches, a 20 second routine in between points to help you reset and refocus, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Mark and Ramon! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox!Big Point Player Free Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 206 of The Tennis Files Podcast, 17-time Grand Slam Champion Gigi Fernandez will show you how to set and achieve your tennis goals. If you have a strong desire to accomplish big goals in tennis and want to maximize your potential, don’t miss this episode! Former world #1 Gigi Fernandez is widely considered to be one of the best doubles players of all time. She is a Hall of Famer, winner of 17 Grand Slam doubles titles with various partners, and 2 Olympic Gold Medals with Mary Joe Fernandez. In 2000, Gigi was named Puerto Rican Athlete of the Century. Gigi now spends her time coaching adult players how to excel at doubles and developed the Gigi Method of doubles.On the show, you’ll learn how to get unstuck when you’ve been on a losing streak and unhappy with your progress, how to set the right weekly, monthly and yearly tennis goals, how to communicate with your doubles partners, the keys to Gigi’s massive success on the WTA Tour, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Gigi! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox!Gigi Fernandez TennisThe Tennis Files Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 205 of The Tennis Files Podcast, world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs will reveal how to develop biomechanically efficient technique on your serve and backhand.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the Senior Director of Sports Science for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a proud member. He is also the founder of the Kovacs Institute which is based in Atlanta, GA. Mark has trained numerous top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young and Melanie Oudin.On the show, you’ll learn the biggest technical mistakes you need to correct, optimal two handed backhand technique, visual cues for using your kinetic chain, how to transfer your weight on the serve, why your back leg is the secret to generating explosive power, exercises that most amateur players may want to avoid, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Mark! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox!KovacsAcademy.comKovacsTennis AppKovacs Institute TwitterKovacs Institute FacebookKovacs Institute Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 204 of the podcast, mental game expert Jeff Greenwald will reveal the keys to mastering your mind, including technical and tactical adjustments in the most common pressure situations.Jeff is an internationally recognized sport psychology consultant and licensed psychotherapist. He is the author of the 3rd best-selling tennis psychology book entitled The Best Tennis of Your Life and Fearless Tennis. He was also ranked No.1 in the world in the men’s 35 age division, and is a two-time ITF World Champion and former ATP Tour player. Jeff has been helping athletes and professionals through his personal coaching, seminars, book, and audio programs for several decades.You’ll learn how to improve your mindset and mental preparation, how to perform your best under pressure, how to stay focused and present during matches, and much more on the show!I hope you enjoy this episode with Jeff! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!LINKS:Fearless TennisThe Tennis Files Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 203 of the podcast, I’ll walk you through my 9 biggest takeaways that I learned from taking a private lesson at the USTA National Campus.I recently took a trip to Orlando and booked a one-on-one lesson at the USTA National Campus a few days before returning home. This training session was a big eye opener to the areas in my game that could use some work. Right after the lesson, I jotted down my key takeaways from the lesson in the notes app of my iPhone and decided that I would share them with you on the podcast. They include tips that will help you improve your forehand, backhand, volleys, serves, doubles tactics, and much more! I really hope you enjoy this episode! If you found it helpful, let me know by leaving a review for the show!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox!LINKSUSTA National CampusPrecision HydrationThe Tennis Files PodcastTennis Files - Subscribe Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 202 of the podcast, coach Sarah Stone discusses the women’s game, WTA Tour coaching, mixed doubles tactics, how to choose the right coach for junior players, coaching mistakes and much more!Sarah has been coaching on the WTA tour for over 10 years. A former professional player, Stone has a vast amount of experience at the very top of women's tennis. Sarah was the coach of Samantha Stosur who was a 3-time grand slam champion whilst under her tutelage. Additionally, she has coached 5 other top 100 players. She is one of very few females coaching on the WTA tour and to be a WTA Gold Coach. Sarah is the founder and CEO of The Women's Tennis Coaching Association (a non-profit organization) and is a committee member of the International Club of Australia.I hope you enjoy my interview with Sarah! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!Sarah Stone Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the podcast, former top 30 WTA Pro Meike Babel reveals her top mental game strategies.Meike played on the WTA Tour for 10 years and was ranked #27 in singles and #45 in doubles. She is the founder of Meike Babel Coaching, where she focuses on mental skills training and tennis coaching for tennis players of all levels. She was the women's tennis assistant coach at Tulane University and at Vanderbilt University.On the show, Meike will share how she reached the elite ranks of the WTA tour, her top mental game strategies and what not to do on the court, reasons why you need to practice mindfulness to reach your potential, why getting nervous is normal and how to deal with it, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Meike! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!LINKS:The Art of Doubles - Pat BlaskowerOpen - Andre AgassiHeadspaceMeike Babel CoachingMeike’s YouTube ChannelMeike’s FacebookMeike’s Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a very special one! We are celebrating 200 episodes of The Tennis Files Podcast by featuring clips from 11 of the most downloaded interviews and discussions over the years on the show! Here's the list of tennis experts, coaches, and players you'll hear from in this special 200th episode of The Tennis Files Podcast: Jorge Capestany (Episode 161) Emilio Sanchez (Episode 129) 7 Do’s and Don'ts for Doubles Players (Episode 160) Edgar Giffenig (Episode 164) Taylor Dent (Episode 128) Dean Hollingworth (Episode 125) Todd Widom (Episode 115) Nick Bollettieri (Episode 113) Gregg Le Sueur (Episode 150) Rick Macci (Episode 143) Marcus Willis (Episode 185) I really hope you enjoy this 200th celebratory podcast episode that we put together for you!  It’s about three hours long, so if you don’t listen to the whole thing in one sitting I won’t blame you :)Let me know what you think about it in the comments below! Thanks for all your support! :O) LINKS:The Tennis Files Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the podcast, Peter Freeman from Crunch Time Coaching reveals 8 key strategies to help you defeat pushers, aka the most exhausting player (MEP).There’s a certain type of opponent that amateur tennis players routinely struggle playing against. These players have no weapons (except their mind and grit), their strokes look inferior...and yet they somehow find a way to take you out of your comfort zone and eventually defeat you. Fortunately Coach Peter Freeman will walk you through 8 key strategic and mental principles that will help you figure out how to beat these players.Enjoy this masterclass on how to defeat pushers with Pete and me on this latest episode of The Tennis Files Podcast!LINKSThe Tennis Files PodcastTennis Files YouTube ChannelCrunch Time Coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices