The Tennis Files Podcast

On Episode 343 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn about the ups and down of playing on the ATP tour, match preparation, and technical changes with Ante Pavic.Ante achieved career high rankings of #132 in singles and #106 in doubles at the highest levels of our sport. He reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon and 1st round main draw at the French Open. Ante won 31 Futures and Challenger titles and he is currently a tennis coach in the Fort Lauderdale/Boca Raton, Florida.On the show, you’ll learn Ante’s tennis pro journey, his thought process before matches, return strategies, how to handle pressure, how to handle technical changes while playing, the problem with the Futures Tour in the US vs Europe, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Ante! 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!Ante’s InstagramAnte’s Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On Episode 342 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to level up your serve returns, increase your first serve power, develop a stronger mindset, and more on this Q&A edition of the show!I went back into the Q&A mailbag and selected seven excellent questions from the Tennis Files community for today's episode. I'll explain how to level up your NTRP rating, critical checkpoints to develop first serve power and second serve consistency, how to return a lefty's slice serve to the ad court in doubles matches, eye-opening statistics from the pro tour, and much more that I’ve learned from decades playing the game and from the world’s top tennis pros and coaches who I've interviewed on the podcast and for my online summits.I really hope you enjoy the show! If there is a particularly useful piece of advice that you discovered from it, let me know by leaving a comment.Tennis FilesTennis SummitThe Tennis Files PodcastSpeed Workout Routine - YouTube VideoLeg Strength Workout - YouTube VideoLeg Strength Workout - Free Worksheet!TFP 187: Q&A Edition - Forehand Power, Second Serve Consistency, Concentration Tips, and More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On Episode 341 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the most important changes I’ve made to how I approach training and thinking about tennis that has transformed my game.The top pros make tennis look simple, but it is far from an easy game. All of us have gone through struggles and obstacles in tennis and we need to keep figuring out ways on how to improve to reach our potential. Sometimes it can take months or years to make a breakthrough, but we have to trust the process and consistently put in the work. In this episode, you’ll learn how I think about strategy and tactics, the importance of self-assessment, key training principles that I have learned from interviewing hundreds of top tennis experts, the approach to your practices and matches that yields maximum improvement, and much more!I really hope you enjoy the show! If there is a particularly useful piece of advice that you discovered from it, let me know 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.Tennis SummitThe Tennis Files PodcastTennis Files NewsletterSimple Stretch Routine VideoSimple Stretch Routine PDFTheragunMike Boyle Interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 340 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the 7 doubles tells that will win you more matches.On the show, you’ll learn what to look for when doubles teams use serve signals, the best times to poach, serve positioning in doubles, how to play more aggressively, and much more!I really hope you enjoy this episode! If you learned something useful from it, let me know 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!The Tennis Files PodcastTennis Files Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On today’s episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, you'll learn how to increase your forehand power, develop second serve consistency, improve your concentration, fitness, and more on this Q&A edition of the show!I receive a ton of questions from the Tennis Files community on a wide range of topics, from technique and strategy to fitness and the mental game. Today we'll explore step by step methods and proven approaches I've learned from decades playing the game and studying the world's top coaches and pros to answer your most burning tennis improvement inquiries! I really hope you enjoy the show! If there is a particularly useful piece of advice that you discovered from it, let me know 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.Tennis SummitThe Tennis Files PodcastLeg Strength Workout - YouTube VideoLeg Strength Workout - Free Worksheet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 338 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to structure your tennis workouts with Nathan Martin from Tennis Fitness.Nathan Martin has worked on the ATP and WTA circuits since 1999, including as a head tennis trainer at the renowned Sanchez Casal tennis academy in Barcelona. He specializes in strengthening and conditioning tennis players. Together with his wife, Giselle Martin, they have successfully created a unique tennis fitness system at tennisfitness.com called the Martin Method. Nathan and Giselle have also developed a deep knowledge of how to produce elite female athletes through their partnership with the WTCA (Women Tennis Coaching Association). They have trained numerous legendary ATP and WTA pros such as Lleyton Hewitt, Martina Navratilova, Sam Stosur, Monica Seles, and Jennifer Capriati, while also developing new programs to improve amateur players' tennis fitness and empowering the next group of young players.On the show, you’ll learn how to structure your weekly fitness workouts, the top exercises to enhance your flexibility, mobility and strength, the best movement drills for your on-court fitness sessions, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Nathan! 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!Nathan’s Tennis Speed, Agility and Power ProgramEpisode 119 with NathanTennis Fitness Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 337 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how coaches can better work with sports parents with J.P. Nerbun.J.P. is a leadership coach who co-hosts the Coaching Culture Podcast. He is also the author of The Sports Parent Solution and The Culture System. J.P. founded TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leadership coaching business. His mission is to support leaders and their teams to achieve their full potential through 1:1 coaching, consulting, and community.On the show, you’ll learn how to build partnerships with parents, how to effectively communicate with sports parents, how to engage in hard conversations, the right way to enforce boundaries with parents, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with J.P.! 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!The Sports Parent SolutionThe Culture SystemParenting from the Inside OutTOC Culture Consulting @TOCCulture (Instagram)Twitter (X)Tik TokFacebookCoaching Culture Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 336 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to peak your tennis game in 2024 with Peter Freeman!Pete has coached Division 1 college players, produced state level and national champions and been awarded the honor of USTA Georgia Pro of the year. He has coached under Tony Palafox, who was John McEnroe’s former coach, and Frank Brennan former Stanford University Coach who won 10 national titles. He has created tons of fantastic free and premium tennis content on Youtube (currently at 66 thousand subscribers) and at Crunch Time Coaching. Pete hosts Tennis Con each year for players over 50, leads really fantastic 7-day and 30-day challenges, and is a great friend of Mehrban and the Summit!On the show, you’ll learn how to set goals to improve your game, how to become more aware of your strengths and weaknesses, how to get out of your comfort zone, how to identify the real reason you are losing matches, and much more!I hope you enjoy my interview with Pete! 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!crunchtimecoaching.comCrunchtimecoaching@gmail.comCrunch Time Coaching YouTube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 335 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the top takeaways from the show in 2023! For this special year-end episode, I went through this year’s podcast episodes with grand slam champions, former ATP/WTA players, world-class coaches and tennis experts, as well as my solo episodes. Then I selected the most downloaded and most popular episodes and took clips from each of them containing the best advice on how to improve your tennis game.On the show, you’ll learn how to perform best under pressure, doubles strategy mistakes you must avoid, the most effective ways to make your opponent miss, the biggest serve power leak, and much more!If you enjoyed these clips and want to listen to the full episodes featured on TFP 335, visit the links below or go to the episode number in your favorite podcast app or at tennisfiles.com/podcast.I really hope you enjoy this episode! If you learned something useful from it, let me know 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.TFP 302: Dr. Mark KovacsTFP 307: Dr. Larry LauerTFP 312: Johnny ParkesTFP 319: Mehrban IranshadTFP 324: Nick AracicTFP 325: WTA’s Mental Health and Performance TeamTFP 332: Jonathan StokkeTFP 334: Jonas Eriksson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 334 of The Tennis Files Podcast, racquet and strings expert Jonas Eriksson from Tennis Nerd and Mehrban have an in-depth discussion about how to choose the best racquets and strings for your game.Jonas is the founder of TennisNerd.net and hosts the Tennis Nerd Podcast. He also has 49k subscribers on YouTube. Jonas creates tons of awesome content, including racquet and string reviews, tips and tricks to improve your game, tennis gear reviews, and much more. Jonas is passionate about testing racquets, strings, shoes, and tennis tools. He is also an avid tennis player and competes semi-regularly on the ITF Masters Tour.On the show, you’ll learn how to choose the right racquet and strings to enhance your game, the best spin, power, and control racquets and strings, the biggest mistakes players make when demoing a racquet, which racquets Jonas thinks Mehrban should try next, and much more.I hope you enjoy my interview with Jonas! 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!Tennisnerd.netTennis Nerd Facebook GroupTennis Nerd TwitterTennis Nerd InstagramTennis Nerd YouTubeTripod (Amazon Basics)GoPro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices