The Tennis Files Podcast

On Episode 165 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I reveal 6 ways to attack the net that will help you play more aggressively and put pressure on your opponents.I always have been a baseliner since I first started playing. When I got to college, my coach Keith Puryear (who was my very first interview on the podcast, Episode #2!), showed me the fundamentals and the importance of attacking the net when the opportunity presents itself. I vividly remember a match against our conference rivals where I followed the directions of my head coach Keith and Assistant Coach Matt Bilger (who I had on the podcast a couple years back, Episode #43). They told me to concentrate on recognizing short balls and approaching the net on them instead of staying back at the baseline to create pressure on my opponent.If your opponents know you aren’t going to attack the net when they are in trouble, they are going to be comfortable and can hit a lower quality ball back in the court and still be in decent shape. Compare that with being out of position and knowing that your opponent is going to be rushing the net, taking time away from you and volleying your shot, giving you half as much time to recover. Attacking the net creates pressure, errors, and is a game changer.With that in mind, on today’s episode, you’re going to learn 6 simple and effective ways to attack the net and win more tennis matches.I hope you enjoy this episode! Let me know what you think about it in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight into your inbox!LINKS:Approach Shot YouTube Videotennisfiles.comTFP 002 with Keith PuryearTFP 043 with Matt Bilger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 164 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed elite coach Edgar Giffenig about how to play smarter singles matches.Edgar is the founder of Giffenig Tennis and is an International Consultant for TennisGate. He was a National Coach for the USA, Germany, and Mexico. He is also a frequent speaker in coaching workshops throughout the world including my previous Tennis Summits. Edgar has 30 years of experience coaching players of all ages and levels. With his long-term tennis experiences, Edgar wrote two books entitled, “Play Tennis with Passion” and “Developing High Performance Tennis Players”.On the show, you’ll learn why you should think about tennis strategy like gambling, the laws of first and second serves, how to figure out the best playing style for your game, our observations about singles strategy from the U.S. Open, pre and post-match strategy tips, winning tactics for USTA League players, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Edgar! 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 into your inbox!LINKS:Tennisgate.comGiffenig Tennis YouTube PageEdgargiffenig.comTennisfiles.com/edgarBOOKS:Play Tennis with PassionDeveloping High Performance Players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 163 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’re going to learn 8 ways to generate massive topspin.Topspin is an extremely important part of tennis, and I’ve heard from many players that they want to hit with more topspin on their strokes. Topspin helps you avoid errors, hit higher over the net, and makes life tougher for your opponents. My topspin groundstrokes are a huge weapon for me, so I figured I would share my knowledge with you about how you can generate more topspin by making 8 technical and equipment adjustments. You may be surprised with some of the suggestions!I hope you enjoy this episode! Let me know what you think about it in the comments below!And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight into your inbox!RacquetsPure Aero 16x19Wilson Blade 16x19Pure Aero VS 16x20Yonex EZONE 100 16x19StringsRPM BlastRPM Blast RoughSolinco Tour BiteVolkyl CycloneResourcesTennis Files YouTube ChannelThread on Strings and SpinMost Spin-Friendly Racquets Video (Tennis Warehouse) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 162 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with French tennis coach Jean-Pierre Jounier about the most important factors you need to consider when choosing a tennis racquet.A lot of tennis players make the costly mistake of picking a racquet based on their favorite player, what their friends use, or even worse, how the racquet looks. Luckily for you, on this episode Jean-Pierre and I will show you exactly how to choose the optimal racquet for your game.Jean-Pierre has two YouTube channels, Team-Tennis.FR and Team-Tennis [English], geared towards helping players with strategy, technique, and tennis equipment. He has done a lot of in-depth reviews on the latest tennis racquets, and so I brought him on the podcast to help us with this area of the game that so many players both enjoy and struggle mastering. Jean-Pierre is also a great player and has been a practice partner for several tennis pros.On the show, you’ll learn the different types of racquets, the main factors to consider when choosing between them, common mistakes players make when testing racquets, the most popular racquets among different levels, the impact of strings when testing racquets, tips to improve your tennis game, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Jean-Pierre! 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 into your inbox!team-tennis.frTeam-Tennis Youtube Channel (English)Team-Tennis Youtube Channel (French)Team-Tennis Facebook PageThe Building Blocks of Tennis Success eBook (Free Download!)Inner Game of Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 161 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed elite tennis coach Jorge Capestany about how you can develop a stronger mindset to help you win more tennis matches.Jorge is one of only eleven people worldwide that has earned the distinction of Master Professional with the USPTA and International Master Professional with the PTR. He is a certified Mental Toughness Specialist through the Human Performance Institute and holds a USTA Sports Science certification. Jorge is also a 6 time Michigan Pro of the Year and 2 time Midwest Pro of the Year and a member of the USPTA Midwest Hall of Fame.On the show, you’ll learn the top mental mistakes amateur players routinely make, exercises you can do on and off the court to become a mentally tougher player, Jorge’s simple system for knowing what to work on next in your game, how to become a more clutch player, strategies to close out matches and start them stronger, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Jorge! Let us know what you think about the 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!Inner Game of TennisCapestanyTennis.com - Free Mental Toughness Video Course + eBook!TennisDrills.TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 160 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I discuss 7 key do’s and don’ts for doubles players.I played mostly singles as a junior player. So I really had no idea about what the fundamentals of doubles were, how to move, and even how to volley very well because I spent just about every minute on the court hugging the baseline unless I got a short ball. After law school, I started playing a lot of USTA league tennis, which was a ton of doubles. I gradually picked up a few more doubles strategies, and then my doubles game really picked up when I started Tennis Files around 2015, because I got to interview a ton of expert coaches on the subject. I then developed this deep hunger to really learn the top strategies from the best coaches in the world.So for this episode, I put together a list of doubles mistakes I’ve made and learned to correct through experience, and winning strategies, to share with you to help you improve your doubles game.I hope you enjoy this episode! Let me know what you think about it 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!LINKSYoutube Tennis Files ChannelApple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 159 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’re going to learn 7 key do’s and don’ts in your singles matches.Strategy, unlike technique, is something that you can implement immediately that will make a big impact in your matches. With technique, while the benefits are huge, and you should absolutely work on it, strategy doesn’t need 10s or 100s of hours before you can effectively use it in a tennis match. Lately I’ve been watching points of amateur players on Youtube, and I found myself recognizing several key strategic mistakes, as well as things the players did quite well. And on this episode, you’ll learn exactly what to do and not to do on the singles court.There will also be a video on Youtube of me analyzing and critiquing 5 points from a 4.5 singles match by the time this episode is published. If you want to watch this singles points analysis video, you can go to tennisfiles.com/youtube!I hope you enjoy this episode! Let me 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!LINKSTennis Files Youtube ChannelApple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 158 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed Jibran Mohammadi, former ATP Pro and current tennis coach, about how to compete against the world's best tennis players.Jibran achieved a ranking on the ATP Tour, played Davis Cup for Pakistan, and has played with many legends of the sport, like Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, the Bryan Brothers, Stephanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, and David Nalbandian. He is currently a Tennis Coach in Toronto at the Granite Club where he teaches tennis players of all ages how to level up their tennis games. He’s also got a fantastic Instagram page with a lot of awesome tennis tips and trick shots that you should check out!On the show, you’ll learn about Jibran’s amazing experiences playing with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Denis Shapovalov, and many other pros, his fortuitous Davis Cup career with Pakistan, Jirban’s journey from the juniors to the pro tour, what he’s learned throughout his career, tips to improve your tennis game, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Jibran! Let us know what you think about the 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!LINKSDynamic Warm-Up Routine - Free PDF!Jibran’s Instagram PageJibran’s YouTube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 157 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I am going to walk you through a simple stretch routine that will increase your flexibility and help you recover faster from your tennis matches and training.Playing tennis and training increases muscle tightness and actually reduces your flexibility, so we need to put in the time to rectify this situation. You will gain huge life changing benefits for just a few minutes of stretching each day. Stretching increases your range of movement of your joints, increases stretch tolerance of the muscles, reduces your risk of injury, and reduces muscle soreness!On this episode, I’ll cover the negative effects that I’ve experienced from not devoting time to stretching, nine of the best stretches you can do anywhere, the proper technique and benefits of these stretches, which areas of the body they affect, critical tips to help you stretch properly, and much more!To get a free PDF of this exact stretch routine, go to tennisfiles.com/stretch!And if you want to watch this full stretch routine on video (it’ll be up within a few days of this podcast episode), go to the Tennis Files Youtube channel at tennisfiles.com/youtube and click the subscribe button and notification bell so that you’ll get an email when the video is up!I hope you enjoy this episode! Let me 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!LINKSStretch Routine PDF - Download for Free!Tennis Files Youtube ChannelComplete Conditioning for Tennis  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 156 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with elite coach from Web Tennis, Brent Abel, about winning gold balls on the senior tour.Brent has won 9 USTA National Gold Balls. He was also the 70s age group Captain of the 2018 and 2019 USA Senior World Cup Teams. Brent founded Web Tennis, and his youtube channel has gotten over 10 million views and has helped many thousands of tennis players improve their games all around the world. Brent has been featured on my Tennis Summits as well to share his wisdom about the game with our massive audience.On the show, you’ll learn how senior players can thrive in tournaments and prolong their careers, Brent's favorite singles and doubles match strategies, playing tournaments all around the world, Brent's unforgettable experiences winning gold balls (a LOT of them!), and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Brent! Let us know what you think about the 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!LINKSWeb Tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices